#每日一字：以牙還牙怎麼說？

️ tit for tat (n.) 以牙還牙，以眼還眼 a situation in which you do sth
bad to sb because they have done the same to you ️ 你也可以說 an eye for
an eye 或 a tooth for a tooth 還有 measure for measure。 =====
慣用語典故===== 在16世紀早期，當時寫法為 tip for tap ，tip
在這裡不是小費喔，是輕輕碰觸，是個源於德語的動詞。現代英文中，棒球術語 "foul tip" 擦棒被捕，就是取它這個意思喔！而 tap
是個狀聲字的來源，代表輕敲的意思。圈圈叉叉現在叫做 “tic tac toe”，其實在1960年代這個遊戲叫做 “tit tat
toe” 喔！ ===== 本集的必備例句 ===== Australia will lodge a formal
complaint to the World Trade Organization, after China levied
tariffs of up to 218% on its wine for five years. The tariffs were
imposed last year in a tit-for-tat move after Australian officials
called for an independent inquiry into the origins of
covid-19. – The Economist, 20 June, 2021 （在中國對其葡萄酒徵收高達 218%
持續五年關稅後，澳洲將向世界貿易組織提出正式投訴。葡萄酒稅去年開始徵收，是一個在澳洲官員呼籲對 covid-19
的起源進行獨立調查後，中國所做的以牙還牙的策略。） 多讀一點點： 1. BBC:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-57536422 2. Reuters 路透社:
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australia-takes-wine-dispute-with-china-wto-2021-06-19/
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