revenge和avenge的区别

1.avenge和revenge都可用于为自己所受的伤害而报仇, avenge还可指为别人所受的伤害而报仇。

2.revenge多出于利己的动机,而非出于利他的动机; avenge多出于正义的动机,是高尚的用语。

3.avenge强调“惩罚”,而revenge强调“报复”“出气”,惩罚意义较淡。

例句：

The oppressed resolved to revenge themselves upon (on) the oppressors.

被压迫者决定向压迫者复仇.

He swore to revenge a wrong done to him.

他发誓要为他所受到的冤屈而报复.

例句：

Hamlet planned to avenge his father upon the murderer.

哈姆雷特打算惩处凶手以报父仇.

In order to avenge the murder of his father,Hamlet pretended to be insane.

为了报杀父之仇,哈姆雷特假装发疯.