retribution是什么意思？

retribution

英[ˌretrɪˈbju:ʃn] 美[ˌrɛtrəˈbjuʃən]

• n. 应得的惩罚，报应，报复，报答，报偿；

形容词：retributive;

例句

• Evil actions will bring retribution. 恶行会有恶报.
• Do evil actions bring retribution after death? 恶行在人死后会有报应 吗 ?
• He didn't want any further involvement for fear of retribution. 他担心受到惩罚，不想再牵涉其中。
• This gave them the freedom to make trouble all over the shop without fear of retribution. 这使他们可以肆意到处惹是生非，而不用担心受到惩罚。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-UNCOUNT
  惩罚;报应
  Retribution is punishment for a crime, especially punishment which is carried out by someone other than the official authorities.
  例句
  He didn't want any further involvement for fear of retribution. 他担心受到惩罚，不想再牵涉其中。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  (由于伤害等)应得的惩罚或赔偿
  Do evil actions bring retribution after death? 恶行在人死后会有报应吗?

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a justly deserved penalty
  2. the act of correcting for your wrongdoing
  3. the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life;
  "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19"For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield"he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him""the swiftness of divine retribution"