poetic justice
US /ˌpoʊˌet.ɪk ˈdʒʌs.tɪs/
UK /ˌpoʊˌet.ɪk ˈdʒʌs.tɪs/
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报应, 因果报应
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.
当腐败政客因受贿被捕时，这真是报应。
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After years of cheating, his failure felt like poetic justice.
经过多年的欺骗，他的失败感觉就像是报应。