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nem·e·sis
/ˈnɛməsəs/
報應,復仇女神,給與懲罰的人,天罰
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Nem·e·sis
prop. n.
Class. Myth.
The
goddess
of
retribution
or
vengeance
;
hence
,
retributive
justice
personified
;
divine
vengeance
.
This
is
that
ancient
doctrine
of
nemesis
who
keeps
watch
in
the
universe
,
and
lets
no
offense
go
unchastised
.
--
Emerson
.
◄
►
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
Nemesis
n
1: (
Greek
mythology
)
the
goddess
of
divine
retribution
and
vengeance
2:
something
causes
misery
or
death
; "
the
bane
of
my
life
"
[
syn
:
bane
,
curse
,
scourge
]
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