• n. 因果報(bào)應(yīng)，應(yīng)得的懲罰

來(lái)自短語(yǔ)come up。

comeuppance (n.)

also comeupance, 1859, presumably rooted in verbal phrase come up "present oneself for judgment before a tribunal" + -ance.

1. The central character is a bad man who shoots people and gets his comeuppance.

主要人物是一個(gè)持槍殺人的壞蛋，最終惡貫滿盈。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. He got his comeuppance when the bully thrashed him.

他被混混修理是罪有應(yīng)得.

來(lái)自辭典例句

3. The tyrant President got his comeuppance when his country was invaded and conquered.

當(dāng)他的國(guó)家被攻克時(shí),那位暴虐的總統(tǒng)得到了他應(yīng)得的懲罰.

來(lái)自辭典例句

4. Well done old bean , another blighter gets his comeuppance , well done.

干的漂亮, 又一個(gè)家伙得到了報(bào)應(yīng), 實(shí)在是漂亮.

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