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one's nemesis
表示对某人构成威胁或惩罚的人或事物。
He finally met his nemesis in the final match.
他最终在决赛中遇到了自己的克星。
宿敌；死对头；克星
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宿敌；死对头；克星
A formidable enemy or opponent, especially an archenemy; a person or thing that brings about someone's downfall.
He finally met his nemesis in the final match.
他最终在决赛中遇到了自己的克星。
指难以战胜的对手或使人败亡的人/事物。
敌人,尤指宿敌。
An enemy, especially an archenemy.
希腊神话中复仇女神,报应女神
(Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance
专门导致他人败落的人物或角色,作为其命运或宿命的代理人,尤见于叙事作品中。
A person or character who specifically brings about the downfall of another person or character, as an agent of that character's fate or destiny, especially within a narrative.
造成痛苦或死亡的事物；祸根
something causing misery or death
After years of cheating in exams, he finally met his nemesis when the new teacher caught him red-handed.
在考试中作弊多年后，他终于遇到了自己的克星——新老师当场抓住了他。
The superhero's nemesis always seemed to escape at the last moment, only to plot another evil scheme.
超级英雄的死对头总在最后一刻逃脱，然后策划另一个邪恶计划。
For the arrogant CEO, the economic downturn proved to be his nemesis, leading to his company's bankruptcy.
对这位傲慢的CEO来说，经济衰退证明是他的天罚，导致公司破产。
表示对某人构成威胁或惩罚的人或事物。
He finally met his nemesis in the final match.
他最终在决赛中遇到了自己的克星。
强调对立或报复关系。
The superhero is the nemesis of all villains.
这位超级英雄是所有恶棍的惩罚者。
作为可数名词，指一个具体的惩罚者或难以克服的对手。
After years of success, she found a nemesis in her rival.
经过多年的成功，她在对手身上找到了一个克星。
Not this
He is my nemesis enemy.
Use this
He is my nemesis.
中文学习者常将 nemesis 与 enemy 并列使用，造成重复。Nemesis 本身已表示“势均力敌的对手”或“复仇者”，无需再加 enemy。
Not this
They are my nemesises.
Use this
They are my nemeses.
Nemesis 的复数形式是 nemeses，来自希腊语，不是规则加 -es。学习者受规则复数影响，容易误加 -es 后缀。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
遭遇克星；败在宿敌手中
The brilliant chess player finally met his nemesis in the world champion.
这位杰出的棋手最终在世界冠军面前遭遇了克星。
面对宿敌
After years of rivalry, she will face her nemesis in the final match.
经过多年的较量，她将在决赛中面对自己的宿敌。
成为某人的克星或祸根
The scandal became the senator's nemesis and ended his career.
这起丑闻成了这位参议员的祸根，终结了他的政治生涯。
多年的宿敌
The superhero finally defeated his longtime nemesis.
超级英雄终于击败了他多年的宿敌。
老对手；宿敌
The two teams are old nemeses in this tournament.
这两支球队在这次锦标赛中是老对手。
遇到克星；遭遇报应
The undefeated boxer finally met his nemesis in the ring.
这位不败的拳击手最终在拳击场上遇到了他的克星。
成为某人的祸根/克星
His ambition became his nemesis when he lost everything in a risky deal.
在一笔风险交易中失去一切后，他的野心成了他的祸根。
…的克星；导致…垮台的人或事物
The new technology proved to be the nemesis of the old company.
这项新技术被证明是那家老公司的克星。
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联想：希腊复仇女神奈美西斯(Nemesis)手持天平，专治宿敌——你的克星就是你的‘报应’。
语域：mixed 常见场景：literary writing、news reporting、sports commentary nemesis 通常多用于较正式的书面语和文学作品中，指某个人的‘宿敌’或导致其败落的人/事物；口语中较少直接使用，偶尔会以夸张或幽默口吻说 my nemesis。日常表达“死对头”更常用 archrival 等词。
常接of表示某人或某物的克星或惩罚者
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