poetic justice
US /ˌpoʊˌet.ɪk ˈdʒʌs.tɪs/
UK /ˌpoʊˌet.ɪk ˈdʒʌs.tɪs/
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시적인 정의
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.
부패한 정치인이 뇌물죄로 체포된 것은 시적인 정의였다.
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After years of cheating, his failure felt like poetic justice.
수년간의 부정행위 끝에 그의 실패는 시적인 정의처럼 느껴졌다.