Word · Frequency #18718
vindictive
有报复心的；怀恨的；复仇的
inclined to seek revenge or intended for revenge
多含贬义，指一心想要报复。
- 1.
Having a tendency to seek revenge when wronged, vengeful.
有报复倾向的,记仇的。
- 2.
disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge; - Shakespeare; - M.R.Cohen
倾向于复仇或意图复仇的
- 3.
showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
表现出恶意和伤害欲望的；由怨恨驱动的
有报复倾向的,记仇的。；倾向于复仇或意图复仇的；表现出恶意和伤害欲望的；由怨恨驱动的；有报仇心的；怀恨的
In use
After the argument, she became vindictive and started spreading rumors about her colleague.
His vindictive attitude toward his former partner made the divorce proceedings even more painful.
She wrote a vindictive letter to her ex-boss, listing all his mistakes.
more vindictive than jealous love
punishments...essentially vindictive in their nature
a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment
be vindictive towards sb
towards 是英式拼写，美式常写为 toward；表示对某人有报复或怀恨的情绪。
She became vindictive towards the people who had spread the rumours.
Connections
Collocations
- vindictive person
- 报复心强的人
- She described him as a vindictive person who never forgave a slight.她把他形容为一个报复心强、从不原谅冒犯的人。
- vindictive streak
- 报复心；记仇的性情
- He has a vindictive streak that makes people afraid to cross him.他有一种报复心，让人不敢得罪他。
- vindictive behaviour
- 报复性行为
- Her vindictive behaviour after the argument shocked her colleagues.争吵后她的报复性行为让同事们感到震惊。
- vindictive ex
- 怀恨在心的前任
- His vindictive ex spread rumors about him online.他怀恨在心的前任在网上散布关于他的谣言。
- feel vindictive
- 心怀怨恨；想报复
- After losing the deal, he felt vindictive toward his former partner.失去这笔交易后，他对前合伙人怀恨在心。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
vindictive 里藏着 dict（词典）——复仇者心里有本账，一笔笔记着仇恨，非要报复。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news reporting、legal writing vindictive 比较正式，多用于书面或严肃语境；在法律或书面描述人际报复时也比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 vindictive /vɪnˈdɪktɪv/ 押韵的词包括 addictive、predictive、restrictive、fictive，它们的重读音节中都是 /ɪk/ 后接 /tɪv/。注意 vindictive 与 vindicate /ˈvɪndɪkeɪt/ 拼写相似，但发音和重音不同，并不押韵。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.