downfall 专八GRE

His downfall was a great sensation of the day.

他垮台是当时耸人听闻大事件。

The introduction of a new tax accounted in some measure for the downfall of the government.

这届政府垮台在某种程度上归因于徵收一种新税。

The enemies are scheming her downfall.

敌人正在策划使她垮台。

His pride procured his downfall.

他骄傲使他垮台了。

In chapter thirteen, Aristotle outlines an ideal of the central character of tragedy, the so-called tragic hero, and identifies the source of the character's downfall with something called hamartia.

在第十三章，亚里斯多德描画了一个中心角--主人公理，并指出该角堕落是因为一种叫“性缺陷”（hamartia）东西。