unfortunate

漢語翻譯

a. 不幸的, 不合適的, 不吉利的

詞型變化：

名詞:unfortunateness 副詞:unfortunately 

詞意辨析：

unhappy, unfortunate, unlucky, disastrous

這些形容詞均有“不幸的”之意。
unhappy: 多用於表示心理狀態，指由於不滿意或遇到一般性倒霉事而感到不愉快。
unfortunate: 語氣較強，多指因命運不佳，意外不幸或事業失敗、生活處於困境等而感到不幸。
unlucky: 指因缺少或一時無機遇，雖作了努力，但事不從心，感到失意。
disastrous: 著重不可避免和後果嚴重。

英文解釋：

名詞 unfortunate:

1. a person who suffers misfortune
   同義詞：unfortunate person

形容詞 unfortunate:

1. not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
2. not auspicious; boding ill
   同義詞：inauspicious
3. unsuitable or regrettable

例句：

1. He has an unfortunate aptitude for saying the wrong thing.
   他有失言的倒霉本事。
2. His speech had an unfortunate sequel, in that it caused a riot.
   他的演說產生了不幸的後果，由之引發一場騷亂。
3. His speech had an unfortunate sequel - it caused a riot.
   他的演說產生了不幸的後果，由之引發了一場騷亂。
4. Through an unfortunate oversight your letter was left unanswered.
   由於令人遺憾的疏忽，未能給你回信。
5. I was unfortunate to lose my keys.
   我很倒霉，丟了鑰匙。
6. He came at an unfortunate time.
   他來得不是時候。