Word
ill-starred
/ˈilˈstɑːd/
adjective
倒霉的；不幸的；厄运缠身的
Doomed to a bad fate; hapless.
- 1.
Doomed to a bad fate; hapless.
注定厄运的；不幸的。
注定厄运的；不幸的。；运气不佳的；不幸的
In use
Their ill-starred marriage ended in divorce after just two years.
The ill-starred expedition lost all its supplies during a sudden storm.
His ill-starred attempt to start a business failed due to a series of accidents.
ill-starred + noun
The ill-starred expedition ended in disaster.
那次不幸的远征以灾难告终。
be ill-starred
Their marriage was ill-starred from the start.
他们的婚姻从一开始就不幸。
Common mistakes
His ill-starred was obvious.His ill-starred fate was obvious.
错误地将形容词'ill-starred'当作名词使用，作为主语。正确的表达需要后接名词，如'fate'，使形容词修饰该名词。
He is an ill starred person.He is an ill-starred person.
漏写连字符。'ill-starred'是一个复合形容词，需要连字符连接两个部分。删除连字符会导致语法错误或改变词性。
Connections
Confusing words
- unfortunate
- 不幸的 · ill-starred 强调命运或预兆导致的不幸，而 unfortunate 是通用词，指任何不幸情况。
- unlucky
- 运气不好的 · ill-starred 指天生或命运注定不幸，unlucky 更强调偶然的运气差。
- ill-fated
- 命运不好的 · ill-starred 和 ill-fated 基本同义，但 ill-fated 更常用于决定或行动导致不幸结局，ill-starred 更侧重天生或预兆。
Word family
- ill-fated
- 注定不幸的；倒霉的 · adjective
- ill-omened
- 不吉利的；有凶兆的 · adjective
- ill-tempered
- 脾气坏的；易怒的 · adjective
Learner notes
Grammar Note
形容词，常用于定语或表语。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.