
形容词 (adj.) 不幸的;倒霉的。指遭遇不幸或处于不利境况的,与 unfortunate 意义相近,但使用频率较低,带有更强的文学或口语色彩。
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The misfortunate traveler lost his luggage at the airport and missed his connecting flight.
那个倒霉的旅客在机场丢了行李,还错过了转机航班。
Despite being born into a misfortunate set of circumstances, she persevered through years of hardship and eventually built a life she could be proud of.
尽管出生在不幸的境遇中,她在多年的艰辛中坚持不懈,最终建立了一个令自己骄傲的生活。
misfortunate 由名词 misfortune(不幸、厄运)加上形容词后缀 -ate 构成。misfortune 本身来自古法语 mesaventure,前缀 mis- 表示"坏的、错误的",fortune 源自拉丁语 fortuna,意为"命运、运气"。该词在英语中的使用不如 unfortunate 普遍,更多出现在爱尔兰英语和文学语境中,带有一种古朴或地方性的语感。