Misfortune
[ 'mɪs'fɔrtʃən ]
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n. 不幸;厄运;不幸的事;灾难;
💡 词根助记
mis错误，坏+fortune幸运的→不幸
📝 例句
He was overtaken by misfortune.
他突然遭遇不幸。
It is said to be an omen of misfortune.
那被认为是一种不幸的先兆。
wail about [over] one's misfortune
为自己的不幸发牢骚
One misfortune followed another.
不幸的事情一件接着一件.
The hurricane was a great misfortune for many people in the area.
飓风给这一地区许多人带来很大灾难。
🌱 联想助记
【串】隐居时间是June(六月),唱一支tune(曲子),把园林prune(修剪),税收是immune(免除的),没获得fortune(大笔的钱),并非misfortune(不幸的)
【记】※ 谐音“没私房钱”:没私房钱真不幸
※ mis-前缀“不”,fortune-运气:运气不好就会容易带来不幸
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
misfortune
n
1 [U] bad luck 不幸; 厄运: suffer great misfortune 遭到极大不幸
companions in misfortune 难友
Misfortune struck early in the voyage. 起航之後即遭不测.
They had the misfortune to be hit by a violent storm. 他们不幸遇上了猛烈的风暴.
2 [C] instance of this; unfortunate condition, accident or event 不幸事故; 灾难; 灾祸
She bore her misfortunes bravely. 她勇敢地忍受著苦难.
🎯 考研助记
mis(否定，不)+fortune(幸运)-misfortune(n.不幸)
🔁 扩展释义
*[mis'fɒ:tʃәn]n. 不幸, 灾祸, 坏运气【法】 不幸事故, 不幸, 灾祸
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Officials used to have trouble with the foreign names of people passing through Ellis Island, and because they were so busy, many people's names got changed in the rush.
官员们过去总是搞不清埃利斯岛过境人员的外国姓名，因为他们非常繁忙，所以在过境的人蜂拥而至的时候，许多人的姓名都被更改了。
Another good reason for taking a part-time job is that employers usually prefer to hire someone who has already had some work experience. They value someone who leads an active life and is anxious to learn. For example, a newspaper might employ you if you
干兼职工作的另一条充分的理由就是，雇主们通常愿意录用已有一些工作经验的人。他们很看重生活积极、渴望学习的人。例如，如果你在大学或中学就读时曾为某学生杂志工作过，那么报社就可能录用你。一般来说，如果你已干过一些兼职工作，找到适合工作的机会就会大些。
I was proud that we had come across something that was completely unknown and valuable and,
让我感到自豪的是，我们在无意中发现了不为世人所知的、有价值的东西，