"revenge" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 報復
• 復仇

Definition

Revenge 指因為別人傷害了你或對你做了錯事，而去傷害、懲罰或報復對方的行為。它通常來自憤怒，以及想讓對方也受苦的心理。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常作不可數名詞，常見搭配是 'get revenge'、'take revenge'，很少說 'a revenge'。它比 'punishment' 或 'justice' 更強烈、更帶個人情緒，通常表示私人報復，而不是法律上的懲罰或公正。常見結構：'revenge on someone'、'revenge for something'。

Examples

He wanted revenge after they broke his bike.

他們弄壞了他的腳踏車後，他想要**報復**。

She took revenge on her enemy.

她向她的敵人**報了仇**。

Revenge does not solve the problem.

**報復**不能解決問題。

He spent years planning his revenge, but it only made him bitter.

他花了好多年策劃自己的**復仇**，但這只讓他變得更痛苦。

This feels less like justice and more like revenge.

這感覺與其說是正義，不如說是**報復**。

Getting revenge sounded good in my head, but I knew I'd regret it.

在我腦子裡，去**報復**聽起來很痛快，但我知道自己會後悔。