misadventure

名词 misadventure:

1. an instance of misfortune
   同义词：mishap, mischance

1. The court returned a verdict of death by misadventure.
   法院裁定意外致死或意外事故死亡。
2. Their holiday was ruined by a whole series of misadventures.
   一连串的不幸事故把他们的假日全毁了。

mis.ad.ven.ture

n.（名词）
An instance of misfortune; a mishap.
不幸事故：不幸的事件；灾难

来源：
Middle English misaventure
中古英语 misaventure
from Old French mesaventure
源自 古法语 mesaventure
from mesavenir [to result in misfortune]
源自 mesavenir [结果不幸]
mes- [badly] * see mis-
mes- [坏的] *参见 mis-
avenir [to turn out] from Latin advenore [to come to] * see advent
avenir [结果是] 源自 拉丁语 advenore [导致] *参见 advent