Word · Frequency #11728
Fully loadedretributions
报应；惩罚
retributions is the plural of retribution.
a justly deserved penalty or punishment for wrongdoing
- 1.
Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.
出于道德义愤或个人报复而施加的惩罚。
出于道德义愤或个人报复而施加的惩罚。；报应；惩罚；报酬；[法] 惩罚；报答
In use
After years of cheating customers, the businessman finally faced retribution.
She feared retribution from her colleagues if she reported the mistake.
The story warns that retribution comes to those who break the law.
retribution for sth
for 后接招致惩罚的行为或罪行，说明惩罚的原因。
Retribution for the crime was inevitable.
对这一罪行的惩罚是不可避免的。
retribution against sb
against 后接被惩罚的对象；常与 call for、demand 等搭配。
The victims called for retribution against the attackers.
受害者们呼吁惩罚袭击者。
retribution from sb
from 后接施以惩罚的人或机构；常与 fear、face 等搭配。
Connections
Collocations
- divine retribution
- 天罚；上天的报应
- Many ancient stories describe divine retribution for human pride.许多古代故事都描述了人类傲慢所招致的天罚。
- swift retribution
- 迅速的惩罚；即刻的报应
- The villain promised swift retribution against those who betrayed him.那个恶棍扬言要迅速惩罚背叛他的人。
- fear of retribution
- 害怕遭到报应；对惩罚的恐惧
- They kept silent out of fear of retribution.他们因为害怕遭到报应而保持沉默。
- exact retribution
- 实施惩罚；使遭受报应
- The court exacted retribution for the crime.法院对这项罪行施加了惩罚。
- suffer retribution
- 受到惩罚；遭到报应
- He eventually suffered retribution for his dishonest actions.他最终因自己的不诚实行为而遭到报应。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 retribution 拆成 re（回）+ tribute（贡品）：欠下的总要‘还回去’——报应就是惩罚回敬。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、法律文本、文学叙述 retribution 是比较正式的用词，通常用于书面语或严肃语境，多指应得的惩罚或报应。
Pronunciation & Spelling
押韵说明：以 -bution 结尾的词（如 contribution、distribution、attribution）与 retribution 押韵，都含 /bjuːʃən/ 音；以 -cution 结尾的词（如 prosecution、execution）也押韵，因为末尾同为 /kjuːʃən/。注意形似词 restitution /ˌrestɪˈtjuːʃən/ 中是 /t/ 而非 /b/，solution /səˈluːʃən/ 的元音不同，故不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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