comeuppance

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Retribution or outcome that is justly deserved. uncountable,usually
    — So when Brown's second wife turned out a reg'lar ternygrunt, I wa'n't in no wise upset, for he needed a comeuppance, an' he got it in her.

词形变化

comeuppances plural come-uppance alternative comeupance alternative

词源

Etymology tree
English come up
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -iader.
Old French -ancebor.
Middle English -aunce
English -ance
English comeuppance
From come up (“to appear before a judge”) + -ance.
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