"a private war in which a kinsman wreaks vengeance on the slayer of a relative," 1846, from Italian vendetta "a feud, blood feud," from Latin vindicta "vengeance, revenge" (see vindictive). Especially associated with Corsica.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. His murder was a vendetta killing.
他的被害是一起仇殺。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. He has accused the media of pursuing a vendetta against him.
他指責(zé)媒體長(zhǎng)期跟他過(guò)不去。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. For years he pursued a vendetta against the Morris family.
多年來(lái)他一直在尋求向莫里斯家族報(bào)世仇.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. The vice president said the cartoonist has a personal vendetta against him.
副總裁說(shuō)那個(gè)漫畫(huà)家和他有私怨。
來(lái)自辭典例句
5. Since then Reed has been waging a vendetta against Baker and Young.