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vendetta
[vendetta 词源字典]
vendetta:
see
vindicate
[vendetta etymology, vendetta origin, 英语词源]
vendetta (n.)
"a private war in which a kinsman wreaks vengeance on the slayer of a relative," 1846, from Italian
vendetta
"a feud, blood feud," from Latin
vindicta
"vengeance, revenge" (see
vindictive
). Especially associated with Corsica.