retaliate

英[rɪ'tælɪeɪt] 美[rɪ'tælɪ'et]

反义词

第三人称单数: retaliates;过去式: retaliated;过去分词: retaliated;现在分词: retaliating;形容词: retaliatory;

1. re- "against" + tali- (taliban 塔利班) + -ate => retaliate. 报复塔利班。
2. 想当年世贸大厦被撞后，美国立即报复塔利班，迅速出兵阿富汗，报复塔利班、推翻塔利班政权。

retaliate 报复，反击

来自拉丁语 retaliare,偿还，返还，来自 re-,向后，往回，talis,同样，同类，来自 PIE*tod,指示代词，词源同 this,that.即原样返还的，后用于指报仇，以眼还眼，以牙还牙。

retaliate: retaliate: [17] To retaliate is etymologically to give someone ‘so much’ or an equal amount in return for what they have given you. Its ultimate source is Latin tālis ‘suchlike’ (source of French tel ‘such’). This formed the basis of a noun tāliō ‘punishment equal in severity to the wrong that occasioned it’, which was combined with the prefix re- ‘back’ to create the verb retaliāre ‘repay in kind’ – whence English retaliate.
retaliate (v.): 1610s, from Latin retaliatus, past participle of retaliare "requite, retaliate" (see retaliation). Related: Retaliated; retaliating.

1. He had authorisation from the military command to retaliate.: 他得到军事指挥部授权，准备反击。

2. The militia responded by saying it would retaliate against any attacks.: 民兵组织回复说他们会对任何进攻予以反击。