He withheld the letter out of sheer vindictiveness.

他扣下那封信纯粹是出于报复心理。

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Contradictory attriButes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness.

不公正的正义和报复的相矛盾的特点。

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Railing against them may win votes. But vindictiveness is not a good policy.

反对它们的存在会赢得人民的支持，但是以牙还牙并不是一个好方法。

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But the prosecution of Mr Drake and others like him smacks more of vindictiveness and message-sending than justice.

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It follows, then, that the appearance of pettiness, vindictiveness and defensiveness are just as bad as the real thing.

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But Kenya's Standard warns against vindictiveness and says lessons must be learnt.

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