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单词 poetic justice
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poetic justice
noun[U]
uk
/pəʊˌet.ɪk ˈdʒʌs.tɪs/us
/poʊˌet̬.ɪk ˈdʒʌs.tɪs/
anoccasionwhen somethingbadhappensto apersonwhoseemstodeserveit, usually because ofbadthings thatpersonhas done:
报应，应得的惩罚
Whatpoeticjusticeit is that Brady has to go tocourttopleadto beallowedtodie, just like hisinnocentvictimspleadedto beallowedtolive.布雷迪不得不上法院恳求被处死，就如同当初无辜的受害者恳求免于一死一样，真是报应。
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(Definition ofpoetic justicefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

poetic justice| American Dictionary

poetic justice
noun[U]
us
/poʊˌet̬·ɪk ˈdʒʌs·tɪs/
apunishmentor arewardthat youfeelis just,esp. when it isunexpectedorunusual
(Definition ofpoetic justicefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpoetic justice

poetic justice
Poeticjusticemight be served by the denial of resurrection.
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It would not only be justice butpoeticjusticeif the assets of those involved in that vile trade were used to reduce it.
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Maybe there is a kind ofpoeticjusticein that.
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There is an element ofpoeticjusticein this matter.
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Perhaps, therefore, one could say that it ispoeticjusticethat my late noble friend has left me to carry on this matter.
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In a sense, what we are doing today is onlypoeticjusticeand some kind of compensation for what we have done in the past.
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Therefore, it is a little dangerous to make a forecast about 1970 unless it will be, withpoeticjustice, well after 1970 itself.
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It might bepoeticjusticeif we were to put them out of business legislatively for perhaps a month or even more.
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Poeticjusticedoes not often arrive as literally as that.
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Yet there is a certainpoeticjusticein this.
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I feel that there is a certainpoeticjusticein that.
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I suppose there is some kind ofpoeticjusticein this, if television has closed cinemas.
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That would bepoeticjustice.
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That is known aspoeticjustice.
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After all, that is merelypoeticjustice.
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