Word · Frequency #4076
unfortunate
不幸的人;倒霉的人
核心释义
a person who has bad luck or suffers misfortune
- 1.
不幸的人;陷入困境的人
An unlucky person; one who has fallen into bad circumstances.
- 2.
不幸的人
a person who suffers misfortune
不幸的人;陷入困境的人;不幸的人
用法In use
The shelter provides food and beds for the unfortunates who lost their homes in the fire.
用法提示:unfortunates 是名词复数,指不幸的人,在句中作介词 for 的宾语。
One unfortunate was left waiting for hours after missing the last train.
用法提示:unfortunate 是名词单数,指一个不幸的人,在句中作主语。
Local volunteers gather clothes to distribute to the unfortunates affected by the flood.
用法提示:unfortunates 是名词复数,指遭受不幸的人们,在句中作介词 to 的宾语。
the + unfortunate
“the+unfortunate”表示一类人,即不幸的人们。
The government must do more to help the unfortunate.
政府必须做更多来帮助不幸的人。
an unfortunate
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- poor unfortunate
- 可怜的不幸者
- She felt sympathy for the poor unfortunate living on the streets.她对那些流落街头的可怜不幸者感到同情。
- hapless unfortunate
- 倒霉的不幸者
- The hapless unfortunate lost his job and home in the same week.那个倒霉的不幸者在同一周失去了工作和家。
- wretched unfortunate
- 悲惨的不幸者
- The wretched unfortunate begged for food on the corner.那个悲惨的不幸者在街角乞讨食物。
- young unfortunate
- 年轻的不幸者
- The young unfortunate had no family to turn to.那个年轻的不幸者没有家人可以依靠。
- unfortunate soul
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
将fortunate(幸运的)加否定前缀un-,意为不幸的人,可联想为总是一脸倒霉相的人。
语境与语域Context & Register
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发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'fortunate' and 'importunate' rhyme with 'unfortunate' (same stressed vowel /ɔːr/ and ending /tʃənət/). The other words end in a similar spelling '-ate' but have different stressed vowels and do not rhyme.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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