Word of the Day:April 9, 2021
vendetta
家族世仇；长期不和
noun ven-DET-uh
Definition
1 : a feud between different clans or families : blood feud
不同氏族或家族之间的仇恨：血仇
2 : an often prolonged series of retaliatory, vengeful, or hostile acts or exchange of such acts
经常进行的一系列报复，报复或敌对行为或此类行为的争论
Examples
"In the pilot episode of Superman & Lois, The CW series introduced a mysterious villain known as the Stranger. While this villain kept his identity a secret, he had a personal vendetta against Superman and planned on taking him out for good." — Ian Cardona, Comic Book Resources (CBR.com), 5 Mar. 2021
在《超人与露易丝》的试播集中，CW剧中介绍了一个名叫“陌生人”(the Stranger)的神秘恶棍。虽然这个反派对自己的身份保密，但他与超人有私仇，并打算彻底除掉他。”
"When Taylor Swift … announced that she'd be re-recording her albums in a push for ownership over her work, the venture sounded risky. Swift cast her decision as both a personal vendetta … and a moralistic stand against the industry's treatment of artists." — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2021
当 Taylor Swift … 宣布她将重新录制她的专辑以推动对其作品的所有权，这听起来很冒险。 Swift 将她的决定既视为个人仇视……以道德的立场反对这个行业对待艺术家的行为方式。”
Did You Know?
Vendetta has been getting even in English since the 19th century, when it first was used to refer to feuds between different clans or families. It later extended in meaning to cover acts that are known to feature in feuds of all kinds. English speakers borrowed vendetta, spelling and all, from Italian, in which it means "revenge." It ultimately traces to the Latin verb vindicta, of the same meaning. That Latin word is also in the family tree of many other English terms related to getting even, including avenge, revenge, vengeance, vindicate, and vindictive.
Vendetta 从19世纪开始在英语中流行，最初是用来指不同氏族或家庭之间的争执。
后来，它的含义扩大到涵盖各种仇恨中所表现出的行为。
说英语的人从意大利语借用了vendetta，spell和all，意思是“revenge「复仇」”。
最终可以追溯到具有相同含义的拉丁语动词 vindicta。
这个拉丁字也出现在许多其他英语名词的 family tree 中，包括avenge「为...报仇」，revenge「报复、复仇」，vengeance「复仇」，vindicate「证实、辩护」，和vindictive「报复性的」。
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