poetic justice
US /ˌpoʊˌet.ɪk ˈdʒʌs.tɪs/
UK /ˌpoʊˌet.ɪk ˈdʒʌs.tɪs/
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詩的な正義, 因果応報
an outcome in which vice is punished and virtue rewarded, usually in a manner peculiarly or ironically appropriate.
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It was poetic justice when the corrupt politician was arrested for bribery.
汚職政治家が贈収賄で逮捕されたのは詩的な正義だった。
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After years of cheating, his failure felt like poetic justice.
何年も不正行為をした後、彼の失敗は詩的な正義のように感じられた。