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infelicity


  • 英式英标[,ɪnfə\'lɪsəti]
  • 美式音标[ɪnfɪ\'lɪsɪtɪ]

n. 不幸;不适当;不吉利(复数infelicities)

英文词源

infelicity (n.)
late 14c., from Latin infelicitas "ill luck, misfortune," from infelix (genitive infelicis) "unfruitful, barren; unfortunate, unhappy, causing misfortune, unlucky," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + felix (see felicity).

实用例句

1. You will be surprised there is so much infelicity in the world.
你会感到惊讶世界上竟有这么多不幸的事情.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
2. A judgmental infelicity plagued past generations.
这种不恰当的看法曾困扰了几代人.
来自辞典例句
3. There is so much infelicity in the world.
人世间有很多不幸的事.
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