mischance
英 [mɪs'tʃɑːns]
美[,mɪs'tʃæns]
- n. 不幸，不幸的事；灾难
词态变化
复数: mischances;
中文词源
mischance 不幸，厄运
mis-,坏的，错的，不好的，chance,运气。
英英释意
- 1. an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate;
- "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all"
- 2. an instance of misfortune
英文词源
- mischance (n.)
- c. 1300, from Old French mescheance "misfortune, mishap, accident; wickedness, malice," from Vulgar Latin *minuscadentiam; see mis- (2) + chance (n.). Now usually "bad luck;" formerly much stronger: "calamity, disaster."
- mischance (v.)
- 1540s, from mis- (1) + chance (v.). Related: Mischanced; mischancing.
实用场景例句
- It's an infernal mischance; I've done my best to discourage it.
- 这真是倒楣透顶的事; 我尽量地泼冷水.
辞典例句
- A series of mischance happened.
- 一连串不幸的事发生了.
《简明英汉词典》
- I lost your file by pure mischance.
- 我把你的文件丢了,纯粹是碰上倒霉事了.
《简明英汉词典》
- Their intrusion, though baffling and terrible , is not a random mischance.
- 他们的闯入, 虽然使人惊疑不定,却并不是飞来横祸.
辞典例句
- Only a serious mischance will prevent them from getting there in time tomorrow.
- 只有发生严重的意外才会使他们明天不能及时到达那里.
辞典例句
- Oh, wretched I, to whom this mischance is happened!
- 我是不幸的, 因为这事对我发生了.
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- On the contrary , any one's more to be pitied when such a mischance befalls him.
- 恰恰相反, 一个人碰到这种把戏才真可怜呢!
辞典例句
- Only a serious mischance will prevent him from arriving tomorrow.
- 只有碰上极倒霉的意外变故,他明天才会来不了.
辞典例句
- Gratiano mischance ; the cry is very direful.
- 葛 莱西 安诺出了什麽乱子啦?这叫声很是凄惨.
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