comeuppance
noun /kʌmˈʌpəns/
/kʌmˈʌpəns/
[singular] (informal)- a punishment for something bad that you have done, that other people feel you really deserve
报应;应得的惩罚 - I was glad to see that the bad guy got his comeuppance at the end of the movie.
我很高兴看到那个坏蛋在电影的结尾受到了应有的惩罚。
- I was glad to see that the bad guy got his comeuppance at the end of the movie.