| 释义 |
nemesis /neməsɪs/ [uncountable, singular] (formal) punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoided; the thing that causes this报应；不可避免的失败；遭到报应（或惩罚、失败）的原因◆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。nemesis/ˈneməsɪs ||; ˈnɛməsɪs/noun [u] [sing] (formal 正式) a punishment or defeat that sb deserves and cannot avoid 报应；应得的惩罚 |