单词 | repressal |
释义 | repressaln. rare. = repression n. 2a. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > [noun] > suppression or repression suppressingc1400 repression?a1425 oppressionc1430 repressing1431 suppression1487 nithering1489 repressa1500 abolition1529 abolishment1538 abolishing?1540 repressal1593 suppressal1612 compressure1644 repressment1837 crackdown1935 1593 T. Bilson Perpetual Govt. Christes Church 1 God ordaining powers and deliuering the sword for the defence of the simple and innocent, and repressall of the wicked and injurious. 1835 H. H. Wilson Man. Universal Hist. & Chronol. 186 The determination of his predecessors to abstain from interference with the native states..had encouraged them to commit outrages.., the repressal of which soon led to active warfare. 1906 Cambr. Mod. Hist. IV. 867 As to whether the breaking of the Religious Peace is to be justified; with a discussion of the execution of the Peace, and repressals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1593 |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。