Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #14307
Fully loadedadversity
逆境；不幸；苦难
The state of adverse conditions; misfortune or affliction.
- 1.
The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
逆境；不幸或灾难的状态
- 2.
a state of misfortune or affliction
不幸或苦难的状态
- 3.
An event that is adverse; calamity.
不幸事件；灾难
- 4.
a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event
厄运；灾难性事件
灾祸；厄运；灾难性事件；逆境；不幸或灾难的状态；不幸或苦难的状态；不幸事件；灾难；厄运；灾难性事件
In use
She faced many adversities but never gave up.
The company survived the economic adversity by innovating.
His childhood adversity taught him resilience.
debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity
a period marked by adversities
face adversity
常用搭配，表示勇敢应对困难。
She faced adversity with courage.
她勇敢面对逆境。
overcome adversity
They overcame adversity to succeed.
他们克服逆境取得了成功。
Connections
Collocations
- face adversity
- 面对逆境
- She has learned to face adversity with courage.她学会了勇敢面对逆境。
- overcome adversity
- 克服逆境；战胜困难
- Their story shows how a family can overcome adversity together.他们的故事展示了一个家庭如何一起克服逆境。
- in the face of adversity
- 面对逆境时；在逆境面前
- In the face of adversity, he stayed calm and focused.面对逆境时，他保持冷静和专注。
- adversity quotient
- 逆境商数；抗压能力
- Employers today often value the adversity quotient as much as IQ.如今雇主往往像重视智商一样重视逆境商数。
- weather adversity
- 经受住逆境；渡过难关
- Small businesses that weather adversity can emerge stronger.经受住逆境的小企业可能会变得更强大。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：adversity 中藏着 adverse（不利的）加名词后缀 ity，不利的境遇就是 adversity（逆境、厄运）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、正式演讲、励志类书籍 adversity 多用于书面语或较正式的口头表达，如演讲、报道中；在日常口语中，通常更常用 hardship 或 difficulties。常见搭配有 in the face of adversity，侧重‘逆境、苦难’这一抽象状态，而非具体的小麻烦。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 adversity /ədˈvɜːrsəti/ 押韵的词（含 /vɜːrsəti/）有 diversity、university、perversity。注意：advertise /ˈædvərtaɪz/ 和 adversary /ˈædvərˌsɛri/ 拼写相近但发音不同；adverse /ədˈvɜːrs/ 与 adversity 同根，但结尾读音不同，也不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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