hapless

形容词 hapless:

1. deserving or inciting pity
   同义词：miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched

1. Snipers and irregulars fell on the hapless patrol.
   狙击兵和非正规军袭击了巡逻队
2. Forthwith there escaped a multitude of plagues for hapless man- such as gout, rheumatism, and colic for his body, and envy, spite, and revenge for his mind- and scattered themselves for and wide.
   立刻从里面冲出一大群使人遭受不幸的灾难－－如折磨人肉体的痛风、风湿、腹痛; 折磨人心灵的忌妒、怨恨、复仇－－－向四方飞散。
3. His hapless lover was knocked down by a car.
   他那不幸的恋人被汽车撞倒了。

hap.less

adj.（形容词）
Luckless; unfortunate.See Synonyms at unfortunate
运气不好的；不幸的参见 unfortunate

【引伸】
hap.lessly
adv.（副词）
hap.lessness
n.（名词）