coup de grâce

noun

🔊/ˌkuː də ˈɡrɑːs/

[singular] (from French, formal)

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an action or event that finally ends something that has been getting weaker or worse最后的一击
- My disastrous exam results dealt the coup de grâce to my university career.我考试考得一塌糊涂，这就断送了我的大学生涯。🔊🔊
a hit or shot that finally kills a person or an animal, especially to stop them from suffering （尤指解除痛苦的）致命的一击synonym death blow