nemesis
nemesis
[ˈnɛmɪsɪs]
(pl. nemeses -siːz)
[ˈnɛmɪsɪs]
(pl. nemeses -siːz)
- (一般作 one's nemesis)the inescapable or implacable agent of someone's or something's downfall, especially when deserved
给以报应者，复仇者；处罚者
I am either your saviour or your nemesis.
我或是你的救星，或是给你带来报应。
■a downfall caused by such an agent
天谴；报应
one risks nemesis by uttering such words.
说这样的话可能会遭报应的。
■(常作 Nemesis)retributive justice
公正的惩罚
Nemesis is notoriously slow.
众所周知，公正的惩罚总是姗姗来迟。
- late 16th cent.: Greek, literally retribution', from nemein 'give what is due'
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