misadventure
misadventure 英 [ˌmɪsədˈventʃə(r)] 美 [ˌmɪsədˈvɛntʃɚ]
n. 灾难;不幸遭遇
名词复数:misadventures
- Ever climb a ladder and then, when you’re at the top, the ladder tips over, leaving you stranded up there? That’s the start of a misadventure, an unfortunate situation that happens because of bad luck.
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- n. 灾难;不幸遭遇
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1. The continuing Afghanistan misadventure is another sign of the insanity that the gods have inflicted on those they intend to destroy.
仍然持续不断的阿富汗灾难则是另一个疯狂的迹象——神欲使其灭亡必先使其疯狂。
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2. Empowerment of the individual was the idea in 1857, and after a century and a half of travail and misadventure among human societies, there is no better idea left standing.
“权力归于个人”,这就是1857年人们所秉持的信念,而人类社会经历了一个半世纪的阵痛与种种劫难,并无更好的理念最终存留下来。
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