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单词 en revanche
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en revancheadv.

Etymology: < French.
In return, as a quid pro quo.
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1827 E. Belgrave in G. Huxley Lady Eliz. & Grosvenors (1965) vii. 134 Dinner..is rather a long proceeding. But, ‘en revanche’, they are a very short time at dessert.
1841 Countess of Blessington Idler in France I. 308 She offers him, en revanche, a cane, buttons, or a pin—in short, some present.
1883 L. Oliphant Altiora Peto I. vii. 125 She gave a comical look at that lady's waist and elbows, which was evidently en revanche for the well-bred stare to which she had been subjected.
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