wreakverb詞源 1/ɹiːk/

• 1

  To cause harm; to afflict; to inflict; to harm or injure; to let out harm.

  • The earthquake wreaked havoc in the city.
  • She wreaked her anger on his car.
• 2

  archaicTo chasten, or chastise/chastize, or castigate, or punish, or smite.

  • The police abused their authority to wreak an innocent.
  • The criminal has been wreaked by the Judge to spend a year in prison.
• 3

  archaicTo inflict or take vengeance on.

  • their woe / Broods maddening inwardly and scorns to wreak / Itself abroad;
  • So tho' I scarce can ask it thee for hate, / Grant me some knight to do the battle for me, / Kill the foul thief, and wreak me for my son.
• 4

  archaicTo take vengeance for.

  • Come wreak his loss, whom bootless ye complain.

wreaknoun詞源 2/ɹiːk/

• 1

  archaicliteraryRevenge; vengeance; furious passion; resentment.

  • VVhat barbarous mindes for grieuance more than needs, Vnnaturallie ſeeks wreake vpon their Lord, Their true annointed Prince, their lawfull king:
  • Would that before my death I might but see my son The empery in my stead over the people hold And rush upon his foes and take on them his wreak, At push of sword and pike, in fury uncontrolled.
• 2

  archaicliteraryPunishment; retribution; payback.

  • Of a surety none murdered the damsel but I; take her wreak on me this moment; for, an thou do not thus, I will require it of thee before Almighty Allah.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

• reek