| 单词 | poetic justice |
| 释义 | poetic justice (once / 21069 pages) n When someone gets exactly what it seems like they deserve, it's poetic justice. When poetic justice happens in a book (or in life), the bad guys end up being punished. When being good is rewarded with good luck or a happy ending — or doing something awful results in punishment — you can call it poetic justice. If a bullied computer geek grows up to be happy and successful, it's poetic justice. A seventeenth century drama critic came up with this phrase, emphasizing that books should model good morals to their readers by always doling out poetic justice, so that evil never goes unpunished and good characters live happily ever after. WORD FAMILYpoetic justice USAGE EXAMPLESHowever, that slump may fall more into the category of poetic justice than cruel curse, given the racial caricatures on their caps. New York Times(Nov 05, 2016) In what I think is poetic justice, my friend rolls over a stone that punches the bike seat into his tender backside. Seattle Times(Nov 04, 2016) But this is really poetic justice at work. The New Yorker(Oct 31, 2016) n an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically) Syn|Hyper just deserts final result, outcome, result, resultant, termination something that results |
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