单词 | misadventure |
释义 | misadventureWord family adjectivemisadventuredmisadventurousnounmisadventurermisadventure mis·ad·ven·ture /ˌmɪsədˈventʃə $ -ər/ noun 1 death by misadventure British EnglishBrE lawSCMX the official name for a death caused by an accident 意外致死[死亡] A verdict of death by misadventure was recorded. 判定是意外死亡。 Examples from the Corpus death by misadventure• The coroner's jury brought in death by misadventure, on advice by the coroner.• The coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure.• A second inquest in February 1987, returned a verdict of death by misadventure.• At the end of a four-hour hearing, the inquest jury returned a verdict of death by misadventure.• A verdict of death by misadventure was recorded. 2. [countableC, uncountableU] literaryACCIDENT bad luck or an accident 不幸,灾难;事故 Examples from the Corpus misadventure• At the end of a four-hour hearing, the inquest jury returned a verdict of death by misadventure.• Verdict: Death by misadventure on Swales and unlawful killing on the two girls.• The political fallout from his misadventure has been compared in the London press to that experienced by Sen.• Your little misadventure saved my life, Walt.• He survived a series of misadventures, including the loss of his boat and a stint in jail.• A titillating evening of non-stop misadventure awaits.• They saved themselves from a terrible misadventure by testing their dream-before they tried to live it.• My third misadventure of the trip happened while we were in Wellington.• The Coroner recorded a verdict that his death was misadventure. (1200-1300) Old French mesaventure, from mesavenir “to happen badly” |
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