tit-for-tat是什么意思

2023-12-13 15:11:17

tit-for-tat

美[tɪtfɔːrtæt] 英[tɪtfɔːrtæt]

sp. 以牙还牙；报复

名词titfortat

Retributive justice demands an eye for an eye.报复型正义要求以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
He was comforted by the thought that he had given Mrs Green a Roland for her Oliver.一想到已经用以牙还牙的方式对待了格林太太，他就感到宽慰。
I would pay him back for his treacheries.对他的背信弃义我要报复。
He was waiting for an opportunity to retaliate.他在伺机报复。