comeuppanceA punishment or retribution that one deserves; one's just deserts:应受的惩罚:某人应受的刑罚或惩罚;某人公正的赏罚:“It's a chance to strike back at the critical brotherhood and give each his comeuppance for evaluative sins of the past”(Judith Crist)“这是对危险的兄弟关系反击的机会,为过去评价的罪恶给出每人应得的惩罚”(朱迪思·克里斯特)