| 单词 | retribution |
| 释义 | retribution /re'treuh byooh"sheuhn/, n. 1. requital according to merits or deserts, esp. for evil. 2. something given or inflicted in such requital. 3. Theol. the distribution of rewards and punishments in a future life. [1350-1400; ME retribucioun < MF < LL retribution- (s. of retributio) punishment, reward as result of judgment, equiv. to L retribut(us) (ptp. of retribuere to restore, give back; see RE-, TRIBUTE) + -ion- -ION] Syn. 1, 2. retaliation, repayment, recompense. See revenge. Ant. 1, 2. pardon. |
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