Definition
This phrase expresses the belief that if someone commits a wrong action, they should receive the same action as punishment.
以眼還眼,以牙還牙
In some cultures, people still believe in an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
在一些文化中,人們仍然相信以眼還眼,以牙還牙。
He thinks criminals should be treated with an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
他認為罪犯應該以眼還眼,以牙還牙的方式對待。
Although most modern laws do not take an eye-for-an-eye approach, the concept persists in some communities.
雖然大多數現代法律不採取以眼還眼的方式,但這一概念在某些社區仍然存在。