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单词 poetic justice
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
poˈet•ic ˈjus•tice, n. [uncountable]
  1. a situation in which rewards and punishments seem to have been properly and fairly distributed:For years he had to endure the boss's unfairness, so it was only poetic justice when he got promoted and the boss was fired.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
poet′ic jus′tice, 
  1. an ideal distribution of rewards and punishments such as is common in some poetry and fiction.
  • 1720–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
poetic justice n
  1. fitting retribution; just deserts
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