nemesis是什么意思,nemesis怎么用
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📰 外刊例句
It features hubris , nemesis and partial redemption, as well as clashing personalities and losses in the billions of dollars. 其中有傲慢、报应、尚未完成的救赎,还有人物冲突和数十亿美元的损失。
—— 《经济学人》
—— 《纽约时报》
📖 基本释义
[noun] a long-standing rival; an archenemy
[名词] 长期的对手;死敌
💡 深入解读
Nemesis 一词源自希腊神话中被人格化的冷酷无情的复仇女神涅墨西斯(Nemesis)。她对好人给予奖赏,对于坏人则会施加惩罚。据说她不一定会马上惩罚犯罪者,而是等上几代人的时间才施加“天谴”。因此, nemesis 在英语中既可以指“复仇者、处罚者、给以报应者”,也可以表示“天谴、报应”,常意味着一种报复性的正义,
比如:
The imminent crisis in its balance of payments may be the myopic government's nemesis.迫近的国际收支平衡危机也许是对这届短视政府的报应。
The team met its nemesis, but showed its mettle in the final round.涅墨西斯又名阿德剌斯忒亚(Adrasteia,意为“无法逃避的人” )。在这个概念下, nemesis 既可以用来指“难以战胜的对手、劲敌”,也可以表示“无法抗拒的事物、不可避免的后果”,其中前者多指长期以来无法击败或战胜的对手,而后者多指造成某人或某事物垮台的不可避免的因素或由不可避免的因素造成的垮台,比如:该队遇到了劲敌无法取胜,但在最后一轮中展现了他们的拼搏精神。
This propensity to self-destruction is the nemesis of irrationality.这种自我毁灭的倾向是非理性的必然结果。
Oh, my, does he hate us! He thinks I'm his nemesis.影视用例查看视频请点击:小词详解 | nemesis
The Silence of the Lambs哎,天哪,他多么讨厌我们啊!他认为我是他的死敌。出自1991年上映的美国惊悚片《沉默的羔羊》(
archenemy: a person who is extremely hostile or opposed to someone or something rival: a person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority in the same field of activity adversary: one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute)。该片获第64届奥斯卡金像奖最佳影片。同近义词
🔍 同近义词
- archenemy: a person who is extremely hostile or opposed to someone or something
- rival: a person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority in the same field of activity
- adversary: one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute

