unfortunate
unfortunate 英 [ʌnˈfɔ:tʃənət] 美 [ʌnˈfɔrtʃənət]
adj. 不幸的
名词复数:unfortunates
- Something unfortunate is something that you wished had not happened — like that unfortunate incident that got you suspended from school. Let's not bring that up.
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- adj. 不幸的
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1. He was unfortunate to lose in the final round.
他不幸在最后一轮输了。
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2. It was an unfortunate accident.
那是一次不幸的事故。
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3. It was unfortunate that he couldn't speak English.
可惜他不会讲英语。
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4. You're putting me in a most unfortunate position.
你正在把我推入十分可悲的处境。
- unfortunate (adj.) mid-15c., "unlucky," from un- (1) "not" + fortunate (adj.). Infortunate in same sense is older. 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.
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