这组词共同的意思是“报复”。它们的区别是:
1.avenge和revenge都可用于为自己所受的伤害而报仇, avenge还可指为别人所受的伤害而报仇。
2.revenge多出于利己的动机,而非出于利他的动机; avenge多出于正义的动机,是高尚的用语。
3.avenge强调“惩罚”,而revenge强调“报复”“出气”,惩罚意义较淡。
4.avenge强调为受冤屈者或受害者等报仇。此举虽出于个人行为,然而是匡扶正义,而对方罪有应得。revenge强调对个人所受的冤屈予以报复,实施报复者多是受害者本身,但有时并非出于正义,此种冤屈可能实有其事,但也可能出于猜测,或个人私怨。
5.avenge只可用作动词,而revenge却可用作动词或名词。
词根词缀法
re-回+-venge-报复
重要短语
take revenge on someone向某人进行报复
have one's revenge◎向…报复◎获得雪耻的机会(常指在体育比赛、棋赛、玩牌中获得捞本的机会)
revenge for为…报复
take revenge报仇
The team wanted to get revenge for their defeat earlier in the season.
球队想要为这个赛季早先的失败雪耻。
来源:《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》Waruk is still in the bush and every night he is around looking for revenge.
瓦鲁克还呆在丛林里,每天晚上他都四处寻找着,侍机报仇.
来源:网络文摘精选The Sunday Mercury accused her of trying to revenge herself on her former lover...
《星期日信使报》指责她企图报复她以前的情人。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》...the relatives of murdered villagers wanting to revenge the dead.
想要为死者报仇的被害村民的亲属
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》婷的人生宗旨受到挑战, 在正义与复仇之间徘徊.
来源:网络文摘精选After all, Wesley decided to come into his father's career and revenge for him.
毕竟, 卫斯理决定为他进入他父亲的事业和报仇.
来源:网络文摘精选The attackers were said to be taking revenge on the 14-year-old, claiming he was a school bully...
据说,这些攻击者是在报复这个14岁的孩子,说他是学校的小霸王。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》His odyssey of passion, friendship, love, and revenge was now finished.
他的热情 、 友谊 、 爱情和复仇的漫长历程,到此结束了.
来源:词典精选例句The killings were said to have been in revenge for the murder of her lover.
据说,她杀人是为了替她被害的情人报仇。
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