mischance

英 [ˌmɪsˈtʃɑːns]      美 [ˌmɪsˈtʃæns]
  • n. 不幸,不幸的事;灾难
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记忆“mischance”可以通过将“mis”与“chance”结合起来。想象“mis”是“not”的意思,即否定,而“chance”代表机会。所以,“mischance”就是“not a chance”,即不是机会,表示不幸或坏运气。

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mischance 不幸,厄运

mis-,坏的,错的,不好的,chance,运气。

mischance (n.)
c. 1300, from Old French mescheance "misfortune, mishap, accident; wickedness, malice," from Vulgar Latin *minuscadentiam; see mis- (2) + chance (n.). Now usually "bad luck;" formerly much stronger: "calamity, disaster."
mischance (v.)
1540s, from mis- (1) + chance (v.). Related: Mischanced; mischancing.
1. A series of mischance happened.
一连串不幸的事发生了.
2. I lost your file by pure mischance.
我把你的文件丢了,纯粹是碰上倒霉事了.
3. It's an infernal mischance; I've done my best to discourage it.
这真是倒楣透顶的事; 我尽量地泼冷水.
4. Their intrusion, though baffling and terrible , is not a random mischance.
他们的闯入, 虽然使人惊疑不定,却并不是飞来横祸.
5. Only a serious mischance will prevent him from arriving tomorrow.
只有碰上极倒霉的意外变故,他明天才会来不了.