coup de grâce
noun[S]
formaluk/ˌkuː də ˈɡrɑːs/us/ˌkuː də ˈɡrɑːs/anactionthatendssomething that has beengraduallygettingworse, or thatkillsapersonoranimalinorderto endtheirsuffering:
致命一击；（为免除人或动物的痛苦而给予的）慈悲一击Jane'saffairwas thecoupde grâcetoherdisintegratingmarriage.简的婚外情终结了她本已破碎的婚姻。
Foreign words & phrases used in English
- al fresco
- aloha
- aloo
- alu
- Angrez
- carillon
- coda
- coup de théâtre
- en passant
- je ne sais quoi
- magnum opus
- mot juste
- ombudsman
- ooh la la
- oy
- passim
- primo
- rondo
- Schadenfreude
- sonata
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