| 单词 | nemesis |
| 释义 | nemesis /nem"euh sis/, n. , pl. nemeses /-seez'/. 1. something that a person cannot conquer, achieve, etc.: The performance test proved to be my nemesis. 2. an opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome. 3. (cap.) Class. Myth. the goddess of divine retribution. 4. an agent or act of retribution or punishment. [ < L < Gk némesis lit., a dealing out, verbid of némein to dispense (justice); see -SIS] Syn. 1. Waterloo. 4. downfall, undoing, ruin, Waterloo. |
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