reprisal

reprisal

英 [rɪ'praɪz(ə)l]
　　美 [rɪ'praɪzl]

n. 報復（行為）；報復性劫掠

中文詞源：

reprisal 報復，報復行動

re-,向後，往回，-pris,抓住，縮寫自 prehens,詞源同 prehensile,prison.即抓回，後引申詞義報 復，特指國傢間收回領土，財物等的軍事行動。

例句：

1. There were fears that some of the Western hostages might be killed in reprisal.
有人擔心一些西方人質可能會受到報復性殺害。

2. There is no political alternative but a big reprisal.
政治上沒有旁的選擇隻能是大規模報復.

3. Hand , being greatly hurt in his pride, contemplated only severe reprisal.
韓德的自尊心受到嚴重傷害, 一心一意考慮著嚴厲的報復.

4. Civilian targets were bombed in reprisal ( for the raid ).
轟炸瞭民用目標作為 ( 對曾受襲擊的 ) 報復.

5. People were shot in reprisal.
老百姓被當作報復而槍斃瞭.