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4. an eye for an eye以眼还眼
5 [2 m: e, H. C" L5 i 释义:punishment in which the offender suffers 1 Q# _7 g7 Q7 ~" G: u
what the victim has suffered, exact retribution
% B! R6 U) W4 s+ F K1 c; c# s 例句:Joe believed in an eye for an eye; stealing his client would have to $ l" K% m2 S/ {5 B4 x ^ }
be avenged.
8 F) H0 J, K, P( T 乔坚信凡事都应该以其人之道还治其人之身,抢了他的客户,就必须要
* e! w* H6 @4 q$ _ q# ?" A 遭到报复。, u8 m9 [. y7 h3 T/ ] f; Z; j) U
典故:《旧约·出埃及记》(Exodus)第21章谈到耶和华告诉摩西,要在以色
) U1 I" V. V9 M+ n 列人中立下典章。其中第23到25节中说到:! F' k6 p5 y& t' W9 d
And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, eye for % W6 Q$ D- }+ Z6 g
eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burning for0 u% n7 ]$ h+ S0 i
burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.1 c; t+ {. g. ?/ Q' ]( K, H; p
若有他害,就要以命偿命, 以眼还眼,以牙还牙,以手还手,以脚 f5 e/ G$ @' ]1 _" X
还脚,以烙还烙,以伤还伤,以鞭还鞭。 |
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