Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #14307
Fully loadedadversity
逆境；不幸；苦难
核心释义
The state of adverse conditions; misfortune or affliction.
- 1.
逆境；不幸或灾难的状态
The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
- 2.
不幸或苦难的状态
a state of misfortune or affliction
- 3.
不幸事件；灾难
An event that is adverse; calamity.
- 4.
厄运；灾难性事件
a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event
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
用法In use
She faced many adversities but never gave up.
用法提示：此处'adversity'为名词，表示困难或不幸的境遇。
The company survived the economic adversity by innovating.
用法提示：这里'adversity'指经济上的困难时期。
His childhood adversity taught him resilience.
用法提示：句中'adversity'作为名词，指艰难的经历。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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）。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
一起学习词形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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