comeuppance
美音:[´kʌ´mʌpəns
]
英音:[´kʌ´mʌpəns
]
n.应得的惩罚,因果报应
难易程度:
comeuppance为短语/超纲词汇
comeuppance
n [singular]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Perhaps from come up 'to appear in a court of law']
a punishment or something bad which happens to you that you really deserve
You'll get your comeuppance one day!
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Perhaps from come up 'to appear in a court of law']
a punishment or something bad which happens to you that you really deserve
You'll get your comeuppance one day!
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