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小词详解 | nemesis
nemesis 英 [ˈneməsɪs] 美 [ˈneməsɪs]
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》At one point he even seemed to speak fondly of Buckley, his old nemesis.
他一度甚至似乎深情地说到他的宿敌巴克利。
——《纽约时报》
[名词] 长期的对手;死敌
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 imminent crisis in its balance of payments may be the myopic government's nemesis.
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。
The team met its nemesis, but showed its mettle in the final round.这种自我毁灭的倾向是非理性的必然结果。
This propensity to self-destruction is the nemesis of irrationality.
Oh, my, does he hate us! He thinks I'm his nemesis.
哎,天哪,他多么讨厌我们啊!他认为我是他的死敌。
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