nemesis
['n?m?s?s]
- n. 報(bào)應(yīng)；給與懲罰的人；天罰
- n. 主要敵人，強(qiáng)硬對手
GRE暢通詞匯
中文詞源
nemesis 報(bào)應(yīng)，應(yīng)得的懲罰
來自希臘語Nemesis,復(fù)仇女神，來自PIE*nem,分配，給予，詞源同number,nomad.引申詞義給予應(yīng)有的懲罰和報(bào)應(yīng)。
英文詞源
- nemesis
- nemesis: see nomad
- nemesis
- 1570s, Nemesis, "Greek goddess of vengeance, personification of divine wrath," from Greek nemesis "just indignation, righteous anger," literally "distribution" (of what is due), related to nemein "distribute, allot, apportion one's due," from PIE root *nem- "to divide, distribute, allot, to take" (cognates: Old English, Gothic niman "to take," German nehmen; see nimble). With a lower-case -n-, in the sense of "retributive justice," attested from 1590s. General sense of "anything by which it seems one must be defeated" is 20c.
雙語例句
- 1. He believes AIDS is our collective nemesis.
- 他認(rèn)為艾滋病是對我們所有人的懲罰。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. To follow the proposed course of action is to invite nemesis.
- 按照別人建議的行動(dòng)步驟而行動(dòng)就是自找報(bào)應(yīng).
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Uncritical trust is my nemesis.
- 盲目的相信一切害了我自己
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Inward suffering is the worst of Nemesis.
- 內(nèi)心的痛苦是最厲害的懲罰.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. Yet the imminent crisis in its balance of payments may be the President's nemesis.
- 不過迫近的國際收支平衡危機(jī)也許是對總統(tǒng)的報(bào)應(yīng)。
來自柯林斯例句