star-crossed
adjective/ˈstɑː krɒst/
/ˈstɑːr krɔːst/
(literary)- not able to be happy because of bad luck or fate
命运乖蹇的；不幸的 - Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet
罗密欧和朱丽叶这一对莎士比亚笔下命途多舛的恋人
Oxford Collocations DictionaryStar-crossed is used with these nouns:- lover
Word Originfirst used by Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet (1597). - Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet