unfortunate

释义

un-（不）+ fortunate = 不幸运的。它取命运之轮的下半边：倒霉的人或事。第二个义项漂向了"令人遗憾的/欠妥的"——an unfortunate choice of words 跟运气无关，而是指措辞欠妥、结果不好。

常用搭配

• 1.an unfortunate incident不幸的事件
• 2.an unfortunate choice of words不得体的措辞
• 3.unfortunate enough to不幸到（做某事）
• 4.it is unfortunate that遗憾的是

例句

• 1.

  It was unfortunate that the meeting clashed with the holiday.

  很遗憾，会议和假期撞上了。

• 2.

  Those unfortunate enough to miss the deadline lost their deposit.

  那些不幸错过截止日期的人失去了押金。

• 3.

  He made an unfortunate remark that offended several guests.

  他说了句不得体的话，得罪了好几位客人。