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单词 nemesis
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nemesis/ʹneməsis/ noun (pl nemeses /-seez/)

retribution or vengeance

a person or thing that is the agent of this

one's downfall or ruin, esp if deserved

A Nemesis attends the woman who plays the game of elusiveness too often, in the utter contempt for her that, sooner or later, her old admirers feel — Hardy

[Latin Nemesis goddess of divine retribution, from Greek nemesis retribution, from nemein to give what is due]
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