nemesis

🇬🇧 UK/'nemisis/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A long-standing rival or archenemy; a person or force that causes someone's downfall or just punishment.

宿敌,克星;天罚,报应

🧩 Root Breakdown

Eponym
nemesisother
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Common Collocations

  • 1.arch nemesis死敌
  • 2.personal nemesis个人的克星
  • 3.nemesis of justice正义的敌人

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    His arch nemesis finally moved away after years of rivalry.

  • 2.

    The hero faced her personal nemesis in an epic final confrontation.

  • 3.

    Bad luck seemed to be his nemesis throughout his entire career.

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