| 单词 | comeuppance |
| 释义 | comeuppance[ kuhm-uhp-uhns ] / ˌkʌmˈʌp əns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR comeuppance ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal.deserved reward or just deserts, usually unpleasant: He finally got his comeuppance for his misbehavior. Origin of comeuppance1855–60, Americanism; from phrase come up + -ance Words nearby comeuppancecome unglued, come up, come up against, come up in the world, come upon, comeuppance, come up roses, come up to, come up with, come what may, come with the territory Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for comeuppanceBritish Dictionary definitions for comeuppancecomeuppance / (ˌkʌmˈʌpəns) / nouninformal just retribution Word Origin for comeuppanceC19: from come up (in the sense: to appear before a judge or court for judgment) 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 |
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