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adversity

英 [əd'vɜːsɪtɪ] 美[əd'vɝsəti]

英英释义考试真题实用场景例句

近义词trouble hardship distress mischance mishap grief misfortune disaster affliction

反义词

n. 逆境；不幸；灾难；灾祸

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词态变化

复数: adversities;

助记提示

1、ad- "to" + vers- + -ity.
2、含义：turned toward, fronting, facing, turned against. => hostile, adverse, unfavorable.
3、命运之神始终跟你作对。特指面临、遭遇的是(不幸的)命运。特指对立、对手、敌人、敌对的是命运。
4、特指命运。

英英释意

1. a state of misfortune or affliction;: "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship"

2. a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event;: "a period marked by adversities"

英文词源

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).

考试真题

Once upon a time, Americans thought that if they work hard enough even in the face of adversity, they would be rewarded with success.

实用场景例句

courage in the face of adversity: 面对逆境的勇气

He overcame many personal adversities.: 他克服了多次个人不幸。

He showed courage in adversity.: 他在逆境中表现出了勇气。

They triumphed over adversity.: 他们战胜了厄运.

As fire tries gold, so does adversity try virtue.: 烈火炼真金, 逆境见美德.

In time of adversity, those who do not desert you are real friends.: 在患难中不弃你而去的人才是真正的朋友.

When faced with adversity she was never tempted to give up.: 面对逆境她从未想过放弃.

Hardship disposes man to meet adversity.: 艰苦的生活使人能应付逆境.

Even in great adversity, he retained [ kept ] his majesty.: 纵令身处绝境, 他仍保持自己的威严.

Their friendship was forged by sharing adversity.: 他们的友谊是由于共患难而结成的.

She was confident that she would ultimately triumph over adversity.: 她相信自己最终能战胜逆境.

Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.: 困难和不幸不能使人富有,却能使人聪明.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.: 逆境使陌生人成为同床之友.

Adversity acquaints men with strange bedfellows.: 难中不择友,饥不择食.

A friend is known in adversity.: 在患难之中才能看出(真假)朋友.

Adversity is a good schoolmaster.: 逆境为良师.

The accident precipitated them into the depth of adversity.: 意外事故使他们一下子陷入了苦海.

The friendship sealed in adversity is the sincerest.: 患难中结成的友谊最真挚.

Adversity leads to prosperity.: 逆境通向成功.

Sweet are the uses of adversity.: 因祸得福.

Adversity shows what men really are and separates the sheep from the goats.: 患难可以看清人的本质,分清好人还是坏人.

We will never forget the friendship sealed in adversity.: 患难之交永不忘.

The fire is the test of gold; adversity of strong man.: 烈火试真金, 困苦练壮士.

Adversity comes with instruction in its hand.: 逆境给人以教益.

The true features of a man is shown in adversity ; the strength of a horse is tested on a muddy road.: 患难识人, 泥泞知马.

Mr. Huang has been a good friend to me in adversity or in prosperity.: 不管我处于逆境还是顺境,黄先生一直是我的好友.

Adversity is a good discipline.: 逆境是最好的磨炼.

Prosperity makes friends, and adversity tries them.: 富贵交友易, 患难显真情.

Share joys and sorrows with your comrades, and support one another in adversity.: 同甘共苦, 患难相扶.

courage in the face of adversity: 面对逆境的勇气