| 单词 | poetic justice |
| 释义 | poetic justiceSEE SYNONYMS FOR poetic justice ON THESAURUS.COM nounan ideal distribution of rewards and punishments such as is common in some poetry and fiction. Origin of poetic justiceFirst recorded in 1720–30 Words nearby poetic justicepoetaster, poetess, poetic, poeticism, poeticize, poetic justice, poetic licence, poetic license, poetics, poetize, poet laureate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for poetic justicepoetic justice nounfitting retribution; just deserts Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with poetic justicepoetic justice An outcome in which virtue is rewarded and evil punished, often in an especially appropriate or ironic manner. For example, It was poetic justice for the known thief to go to jail for the one crime he didn't commit. [Early 1700s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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