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  • adj. 不幸的;令人遗憾的
  • n. 不幸的人
  • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    解释本单词前,大家先了解fortune n.财富、运气。
    这个单词来自于一个神话:
    福尔图娜Fortuna是罗马神话中的幸运女神,相当于希腊神话中的提喀(Tyche)。她主管人和国家的命运。她的形象一般为一手执羊角,象征丰饶和财富,一手执车轮,象征命运的变迁兴衰。英语单词fortune就源自幸运女神的名字Fortuna。
    习语wheel of fortune字面意思是幸运女神的车轮,比喻命运或人生的变迁。
    所以,现在大家不难理解为什么fortunate是幸运的,再加一个否定的un前缀,就是不幸运的。
      adjective(形容词)
      1. 不幸的,倒霉的
      2. (言论或行为)令人尴尬的,不恰当的,得罪人的
      noun(名词)
      1. 不幸之人;倒霉蛋

    双解例句

    adjective(形容词)
    1. 不幸的,倒霉的

      She has inherited her father's large nose, which is very unfortunate.

      她遗传了父亲的大鼻子,真是太不幸了。

      It was unfortunate (that) he called at the exact moment when our guests were arriving.

      遗憾的是他恰好在我们的客人到达时打来电话。

    2. (言论或行为)令人尴尬的,不恰当的,得罪人的

      The housing director's comment that “the homeless could do more to help themselves” was unfortunate.

      住房主任说的那句“无家可归者可以做更多的事来自助”是不恰当的。

    noun(名词)
    1. 不幸之人;倒霉蛋

      He was one of the poor unfortunates who invested in the company and now finds himself a few thousand pounds poorer.

      他是那些投资这家公司的可怜的倒霉蛋之一,现在已经亏了几千英镑。

    小知识

    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.

    Unfortunate can also describe unlucky circumstances. A natural disaster like an earthquake or a tornado will always have unfortunate consequences. You can even use unfortunate as a noun to identify someone or something not favored by fortune — like the unfortunates whose lives were shattered by the earthquake.

    实用短语

    1. the unfortunate car

      车在囧途

    2. an unfortunate incident

      一次不幸的事件,一次倒霉的事情

    3. unfortunate shop owner

      不幸的老板

    4. unfortunate accident

      工人的愤怒,不幸的事故

    5. unfortunate lot

      坏运气,不顺利的际遇

    6. unfortunate accidents

      意外事故

    7. beauty often has unfortunate life

      红颜命薄

    8. an unfortunate accident

      不幸之事,

    单词用法

    常用短语
    unfortunate event 不幸
    unfortunate chance 不幸的运气
    Unfortunate Marriage 不幸婚姻
    Unfortunate Fortune 不幸的财富
    同根词汇
    unfortunately adv.不幸运的
    词语辨析
    以下这些形容词均有不幸的的意思
    unhappy:多用于表示心理状态,指由于不满意或遇到一般性倒霉事而感到不愉快。
    unfortunate:语气较强,多指因命运不佳,意外不幸或事业失败、生活处于困境等而感到不幸。
    unlucky:指因缺少或一时无机遇,虽作了努力,但事不从心,感到失意。
    disastrous:着重不可避免和后果严重。

    同义词辨析

    unhappy, unfortunate, unlucky, disastrous

    这些形容词均有”不幸的”之意。

    • unhappy: 多用于表示心理状态,指由于不满意或遇到一般性倒霉事而感到不愉快。
    • unfortunate: 语气较强,多指因命运不佳,意外不幸或事业失败、生活处于困境等而感到不幸。
    • unlucky: 指因缺少或一时无机遇,虽作了努力,但事不从心,感到失意。
    • disastrous: 着重不可避免和后果严重。

    同义词

    adj.不幸的

    ill-fated  /  unlucky

    其他释义

    disastrous  /  wretched  /  abandoned  /  accursed  /  afflictive  /  sad  /  forsaken  /  poor  /  unsuccessful  /  ill-fated  /  cursed  /  unlucky

    反义词

    adj.不幸的

    fortunate

    其他释义

    fortunate

    同根词

    词根:unfortunate

    adv.

    unfortunately不幸地