Here deserts does not mean sand, and it does not mean cake. It is an old noun for what you deserve — almost always the punishment or the unhappy result that fits what you did.

Here deserts does not mean sand這裡的deserts不是指沙漠， and it does not mean cake也不是指甜點。 It is an old noun for what you deserve它是一個古老的名詞，指的是你應得的東西—— almost always the punishment or the unhappy result that fits what you did幾乎都是指懲罰，或跟你做的事相符的不好下場。

You will nearly always meet it in the set phrase just deserts: “he got his just deserts” means he got the trouble that was coming to him. A little old and bookish, but the phrase is still used.

You will nearly always meet it in the set phrase just deserts你幾乎都會在固定片語just deserts裡遇到它: “he got his just deserts” means he got the trouble that was coming to him『he got his just deserts』的意思是他得到了自己招來的麻煩。 A little old and bookish這個說法有點老派、文謅謅， but the phrase is still used但現在還是有人在用。

Though actually, long ago deserts could also mean a reward you had earned; in today’s English the phrase almost always has a sting.

Though actually不過實際上， long ago deserts could also mean a reward you had earned很久以前deserts也可以指你掙得的獎賞； in today's English the phrase almost always has a sting但在今天的英文裡，這個片語幾乎都帶著一點報應的意味。

Spell it deserts (one s in the middle). Say it like desserts, with the strong beat at the end: de-SERTS. That mismatch is why so many people write it wrong.

Spell it deserts拼法是deserts， (one s in the middle)（中間只有一個s）。 Say it like desserts念法卻跟desserts一樣， with the strong beat at the end: de-SERTS重音在最後：de-SERTS。 That mismatch is why so many people write it wrong就是這個拼法和念法對不上，才讓這麼多人常常寫錯。