adversity
英 [əd'vɜːsɪtɪ]
美 [əd'vɝsəti]
助記提示
1、ad- "to" + vers- + -ity.
2、含義：turned toward, fronting, facing, turned against. => hostile, adverse, unfavorable.
3、命運之神始終跟你作對。特指麵臨、遭遇的是(不幸的)命運。特指對立、對手、敵人、敵對的是命運。
4、特指命運。
英文詞源
- adversity (n.)
- c. 1200, aduersite "misfortune, hardship, difficulty," from Old French aversité "adversity, calamity, misfortune; hostility, wickedness, malice" (Modern French adversité), from Latin adversitatem (nominative adversitas) "opposition," from adversus (see adverse).
雙語例句
- 1. In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.--John Churton
- 得意時，朋友識我；失意時，我識朋友。
來自金山詞霸 每日一句
- 2. He showed courage in adversity.
- 他在逆境中表現出了勇氣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. courage in the face of adversity
- 麵對逆境的勇氣
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. In time of adversity, those who do not desert you are real friends.
- 在患難中不棄你而去的人才是真正的朋友.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. When faced with adversity she was never tempted to give up.
- 麵對逆境她從未想過放棄.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》