amiss
UK/ә'mis/US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Wrong, faulty, or out of order
有问题的，出差错的
adv.
In a wrong or mistaken way
错误地，不对劲地
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveda-prefix
+
misssend, let go
=amiss
Not from Latin mittere. amiss = a- (Old English, "on, in") + miss (the native Germanic verb "to miss, to go wrong"). Despite the spelling, it has nothing to do with the mit/miss "send" family — it means "gone wrong," as in "something is amiss."
Common Collocations
- 1.something amiss有问题
- 2.nothing amiss没有问题
- 3.go amiss出问题
Example Sentences
- 1.
She sensed that something was amiss the moment she walked in.
- 2.
A little kindness would not go amiss right now.