nemesis
['n?m?s?s]
- n. 報應；給與懲罰的人；天罰
- n. 主要敵人，強硬對手
中文詞源
nemesis 報應，應得的懲罰
來自希臘語Nemesis,復仇女神，來自PIE*nem,分配，給予，詞源同number,nomad.引申詞義給予應有的懲罰和報應。
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步驟而行動就是自找報應.
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.
- 內心的痛苦是最厲害的懲罰.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 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也許是對總統的報應。
來自柯林斯例句