vengeance (n.) 公元1300年左右,源自盎格魯-法語 vengeaunce,古法語 vengeance, venjance “復仇,報應”(12世紀),源自 vengier “復仇”,源自拉丁語 vindicare “主張權利,將其視爲自己的; 報復,懲罰”(參見 vindicate)。 Vengeance is mine, ... saith the Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed ...
Vengeance is mine, ... saith the Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink; for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head. [Paul to the Romans, xii:19-20] also from c. 1300 ...