unfortunate
英 [ʌn'fɔːtʃ(ə)nət]
美 [ʌn'fɔrtʃənət]
英文詞源
- unfortunate (adj.)
- mid-15c., "unlucky," from un- (1) "not" + fortunate (adj.). Infortunate in same sense is from late 14c. (along with a verb infortune "to render unhappy"). In late 18c.-early 19c., unfortunate woman was a polite way to say "prostitute." The noun meaning "one who is not fortunate" is recorded from 1630s.
雙語例句
- 1. Through some unfortunate accident, the information reached me a day late.
- 由於發生了不幸的意外，我知道消息的時候已經晚了一天。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Every year we have charity days to raise money for unfortunate people.
- 每年我們都有慈善日來籌款幫助貧困人群。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. It really is desperately unfortunate that this should have happened just now.
- 剛才竟發生這樣的事兒，實在是太不合時宜了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Some unfortunate person passing below could all too easily be seriously injured.
- 從下麵經過的倒黴蛋兒很容易受重傷。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. By an unfortunate oversight, full instructions do not come with the product.
- 由於一個不幸的疏忽，產品未能附上完整的說明。
來自柯林斯例句