"a private war in which a kinsman wreaks vengeance on the slayer of a relative," 1846, from Italian vendetta "a feud, blood feud," from Latin vindicta "vengeance, revenge" (see vindictive). Especially associated with Corsica.
雙語例句
1. His murder was a vendetta killing.
他的被害是一起仇殺。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He has accused the media of pursuing a vendetta against him.
他指責媒體長期跟他過不去。
來自《權威詞典》
3. For years he pursued a vendetta against the Morris family.
多年來他一直在尋求向莫里斯家族報世仇.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. The vice president said the cartoonist has a personal vendetta against him.
副總裁說那個漫畫家和他有私怨。
來自辭典例句
5. Since then Reed has been waging a vendetta against Baker and Young.