misfortune

disaster, calamity, catastrophe, misfortune

这些名词均表示“灾难”或“不幸”之意。
disaster: 普通用词，指大破坏、痛苦或伤亡。
calamity: 多指个人的不幸，比disaster严重，强调灾难引起的悲痛以及对于损失的感觉。
catastrophe: 语气最强，指可怕的灾难，强调最终的结局。
misfortune: 多指较为严重的不幸，强调不幸多由外界因素所致。

名词 misfortune:

1. unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
   同义词：bad luck
2. an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
   同义词：bad luck, tough luck, ill luck

1. A great misfortune befell him.
   一场大难降临到他的头上。
2. I expressed my commiserations on his misfortune.
   我对他的不幸表示同情。
3. Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.
   [谚]患难识知交。
4. Various strokes of misfortune led to his ruin.
   他遭诸多不幸而一蹶不振。
5. One misfortune followed another.
   不幸的事情一件接著一件。
6. She is no stranger to misfortune.
   她对不幸的经历并不陌生。
7. He had the misfortune to fall ill on the day of the examination.
   他很倒霉，在考试当天生病了。

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n.（名词）

Bad fortune or ill luck.
厄运：坏运气或倒霉
The condition resulting from bad fortune or ill luck:
不幸事故：由厄运或晦气带来的境遇：
例句：
wanted to help those in misfortune.
想帮助那些身处逆境的人

A distressing occurrence:
倒霉事，不幸的事：
例句：
.Misfortunes are too apt to wear out Friendship.(Charlotte Charke)
.不幸的事情最能损害友谊.(夏洛特·查克)

<参考词汇><同义词>misfortune,adversity,mishap,mischanceThese nouns all refer to a state or an instance of ill fortune or bad luck.
这些名词都指示一种坏运气或倒霉的状态或事件。
Misfortune, which applies most broadly,often suggests the operation of distressing circumstances beyond the victim`s control:
Misfortune 适用范围最广，它经常暗含着受害者所不能控制的令人烦恼的外部环境的运转：
例句：
She had the misfortune to become gravely ill.
她真倒霉，得了重病。

Adversity frequently implies continuing hardship or affliction:
Adversity 经常暗含着连续不断的艰难和磨难：
例句：
debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity. Bothmishap and mischance connote slight or negligible incidents or consequences:
负债累累的农场主和逆境进行斗争。 Mishap 和 mischance 两词都包含着轻微的或微不足道的事件或影响的意思：

例句：
They arrived at their destination without any mishaps.
他们毫无差错地到达了目的地。

例句：
By mischance I dialed a wrong number.
很倒霉，我拨错了电话号码