Word · Frequency #22758
misadventure
不幸;厄运;倒霉事
核心释义
A piece of bad luck; an unlucky event or mishap.
- 1.
不幸;厄运;灾祸;一件不幸的事
Synonym of misfortune, bad luck or mishap, an instance of bad luck.
- 2.
错误;失败的事业;结果糟糕的冒险行动
Synonym of mistake, a misguided and/or failed enterprise, a risky action that turns out badly.
- 3.
致命意外事故,尤指受害者自愿冒险所致,不追究他人责任
A fatal mishap, especially one voluntarily risked by the victim, bad luck causing an accidental death without attaching any liability to any other involved parties.
失策;失败之举;意外致死;(法律)意外事故;不幸;厄运;灾祸;一件不幸的事;错误;失败的事业;结果糟糕的冒险行动;致命意外事故,尤指受害者自愿冒险所致,不追究他人责任
用法In use
Their hiking trip ended in a serious misadventure when they got lost in the wilderness.
用法提示:作名词,用作宾语,表示一次不幸的遭遇。
The explorer wrote a book recounting all his misadventures in the jungle.
用法提示:作名词复数,用作宾语,表示多次不幸的遭遇。
A simple misadventure in the kitchen resulted in a small fire.
用法提示:作名词单数,用作主语,表示一次意外事故。
a ~
表示一次具体的意外事件。
His vacation turned into a misadventure.
他的假期变成了一次不幸的遭遇。
~s
复数形式指一系列意外。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a series of misadventures
- 一连串的不幸遭遇
- After a series of misadventures, they finally reached the hotel.在一连串不幸遭遇之后,他们终于到达了旅馆。
- death by misadventure
- 意外致死(不追究他人责任)
- The coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure.验尸官作出了意外致死的裁决。
- financial misadventure
- 财务失策
- His financial misadventures left him deeply in debt.他在财务上的失策使他负债累累。
- comic misadventures
- 滑稽的倒霉事
- The novel follows the comic misadventures of a young clerk.这部小说讲述了一个年轻职员滑稽的倒霉事。
- youthful misadventures
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把mis-想成'错',adventure是冒险,合起来'整岔了的冒险'——记misadventure是不幸、灾祸。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:正式写作、法律语境 多用于正式或书面语,比较常见于法律语境(如死亡原因调查);日常口语中较少使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
Used as a countable noun for instances of misfortune.
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 misadventure /ˌmɪsədˈvɛntʃə/ 押韵的词有 adventure /ədˈvɛntʃə/、venture /ˈvɛntʃə/、denture /ˈdɛntʃə/、indenture /ɪnˈdɛntʃə/,因为重读元音及之后的读音都是 /ɛntʃə/。注意 picture /ˈpɪktʃə/ 和 nature /ˈneɪtʃə/ 也以 -ture 结尾,但重读元音或前面的辅音不同,并不押韵;mis- 读作 /ˌmɪs/。
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