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单词 retribution
释义 ret·ri·bu·tion
\ˌre.trəˈbyüshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English retribucioun, from Middle French retribution, from Late Latin retribution-, retributio, from Latin retributus (past participle of retribuere to retribute, from re- + tribuere to bestow) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at tribute
1. : recompense, return, reward
 < denied just retribution for their services >
2. : the dispensing or receiving of reward or punishment according to the deserts of the individual especially in the hereafter
 < interpret justice in terms of retribution — Lucius Garvin >
 < by a whimsical retribution, his own novels have passed for pantomimes — Richard Garnett †1906 >
specifically : last judgment
 < the day of retribution >
3.
 a. : something given or exacted in recompense
 b. : punishment
  < a visitation of divine retribution in the form of elemental phenomena — American Guide Series: Texas >
  < knew the retribution in store for them if they misbehaved — Time >
 especially : condign punishment in the hereafter
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