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Meaning of 以眼还眼

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
以 yǐ 眼 yǎn 还 huán 眼 yǎn (Trad.: 以眼還眼)
an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him; to give sb a taste of his own medicine
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Antonyms: 逆来顺受
Example Sentences
1
如果我们都要以眼还眼
、
以牙还牙
,
那这个世界很快就盲眼且无牙
。
If we practice and eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, soon the whole world will be blind and toothless.
2
你眼不可顾惜
,
要以命偿命
,
以眼还眼
,
以牙还牙
,
以手还手
,
以脚还脚
。
Show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
3
一些政客
,
当他们听到一个可怕的罪行时
,
便一直要求以眼还眼
,
以牙还牙
。
Some politicians are always calling for an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth when they hear of a terrible crime.
4
犹太
-
基督教传统认为这种法律的严苛程度大大超出了
“
以眼还眼
”
的指导
。
The Judaeo-Christian tradition condemns such laws: its severity exceeds the "eye-for-an-eye" guideline.
5
伊朗法庭的裁决源自古兰经
:
以眼还眼
,
以牙还牙
。
中世纪的司法制度在伊朗仍然盛行
,
这种裁决还是引起巨大争议
。
The court's OId Testament ruling - an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth - has sparked controversy even in Iran where medieval justice still holds sway.