名詞 retribution:

1. a justly deserved penalty
   同義詞：requital
2. the act of correcting for your wrongdoing
3. the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
   同義詞：vengeance, payback

1. Exacting retribution; punitive.
   復(fù)仇性的; 制裁性的
2. Retribution is at hand.
   懲罰就要到來
3. The president promised swift and effective retribution against the terrorists.
   總統(tǒng)答應(yīng)會迅速有效地懲罰恐怖分子。

ret.ri.bu.tion

n.（名詞）
Something justly deserved; recompense.
報酬：應(yīng)得的東西；報償
Something given or demanded in repayment, especially punishment.
懲罰：償還中給出的或要求的東西，尤指懲罰
Theology Punishment or reward distributed in a future life based on performance in this one.
【神學】 來世報應(yīng)：一個人在來世生活中，根據(jù)他在今世的所作所為所得到的懲罰或獎賞

來源：
Middle English retribucion
中古英語 retribucion
from Old French retribution
源自 古法語 retribution
from Latin retribôtiô retribôtiôn-
源自 拉丁語 retribôtiô retribôtiôn-
from retribôtus [past participle of] retribuere [to pay back]
源自 retribôtus [] retribuere的過去分詞 [付還]
re- [re-]
re- [表示.再.]
tribuere [to grant] * see tribe
tribuere [贈予] *參見 tribe