reprisal的词源

英文词源

reprisal (n.)

early 15c., "seizing property or citizens of another nation in retaliation for loss inflicted on one's own," from Anglo-French reprisaille (14c.), from Old French reprisaille (Modern French représaille), from early Italian ripresaglia, from ripreso, past participle of riprendere "take back," from Latin reprendere, earlier reprehendere (see reprehend). General sense of "retaliation" is from 1710.

中文词源

reprisal：报复

词根词缀： re-回 + -pris-抓住 + -al → 反过来抓住

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：reprisal 词源，reprisal 含义。

reprisal：报复，报复行动

re-,向后，往回，-pris,抓住，缩写自 prehens,词源同 prehensile,prison.即抓回，后引申词义报 复，特指国家间收回领土，财物等的军事行动。