reprisal

🇺🇸 /rɪˈpraɪzl/ 🇬🇧 /rɪˈpraɪzl/
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標籤 TOP20000
noun
R

An action taken in response to a harmful action, often involving force or punishment.

After the theft, the company took reprisal by firing the employee.

竊盜發生後,公司通過解雇員工進行了報復。

translation

n. 報復

詞形變化

Plural reprisals