amiss

英 [əˈmɪs]      美 [əˈmɪs]
  • adj. 有毛病的,有缺陷的;出差错的
  • adv. 错误地
  • n. (Amiss)人名;(英)埃米斯
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记忆单词“amiss”的一个简单方法是将其分解为“a miss”。想象“a miss”为一个遗憾或错过,因此“amiss”可以理解为“有点不妥当”或“有些令人遗憾”。这样的联想可以帮助你记住这个单词的含义。

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amiss (adv.)
mid-13c., amis "off the mark," also "out of order," literally "on the miss," from a "in, on" (see a- (1)) + missen "fail to hit" (see miss (v.)). To take (something) amiss originally (late 14c.) was "to miss the meaning of" (see mistake). Now it means "to misinterpret in a bad sense."
1. A bit of charm and humour would not go amiss.
人有点吸引力和幽默感总是好的。
2. Something is radically amiss in our health care system.
我们的保健制度存在重大缺陷。
3. Their instincts warned them something was amiss.
他们直觉上感到有什么地方不对劲儿。
4. She sensed something was amiss and called the police.
她觉得有点不对头,就叫了警察。
5. His joke was taken amiss by some of the company.
他开玩笑的话使几个朋友不高兴.