misadventure

释义

mis-（错、坏）+ adventure = "出岔子的冒险"——倒霉事。在英式法律英语中，death by misadventure 指意外致死。

例句

• 1.

  The trip turned into a series of comic misadventures.

  这趟旅行变成了一连串滑稽的倒霉事。

• 2.

  The coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure.

  验尸官裁定为意外死亡。