nemesis

noun

/ˈneməsɪs/

(plural nemeses

/ˈneməsiːz/

)

(formal)

[countable] the person or thing that causes somebody to lose their power, position, etc. and that cannot be avoided给以报应的人（或事物）；报复者；天谴
- Has she finally met her nemesis?她最终遭报应了吗？
[countable] a person or thing that has competed with somebody or been an enemy for a long time宿敌；宿仇
- He strode out to face his old nemesis.他大步向前去面对他的老对手。
[uncountable, singular] punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoided报应；应得的惩罚；不可避免的失败
- This over-ambitious project eventually proved to be the company’s nemesis.这个过于宏大的项目最终不可避免地导致了公司的失败。

词源late 16th cent.: Greek, literally ‘retribution’, from nemein ‘give what is due’.

词汇	nemesis
释义	nemesis noun /ˈneməsɪs/ /ˈneməsɪs/ (plural nemeses /ˈneməsiːz/ /ˈneməsiːz/ ) (formal) [countable] the person or thing that causes somebody to lose their power, position, etc. and that cannot be avoided给以报应的人（或事物）；报复者；天谴 Has she finally met her nemesis?她最终遭报应了吗？ [countable] a person or thing that has competed with somebody or been an enemy for a long time宿敌；宿仇 He strode out to face his old nemesis.他大步向前去面对他的老对手。 [uncountable, singular] punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoided报应；应得的惩罚；不可避免的失败 This over-ambitious project eventually proved to be the company’s nemesis.这个过于宏大的项目最终不可避免地导致了公司的失败。词源late 16th cent.: Greek, literally ‘retribution’, from nemein ‘give what is due’.
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