a·miss
adjective/əˈmɪs/
/əˈmɪs/
[not before noun]- wrong; not as it should be
不对；不正常 - She sensed something was amiss and called the police.
她觉得有点不对头，就叫了警察。 - He shone a light inside and saw nothing amiss.
他用手电筒照了照里面，没有发现什么异常。 - They had noticed something amiss with the engines.
他们注意到发动机出了问题。
Word OriginMiddle English: probably from Old Norse á mis ‘so as to miss’, from á ‘on’ + mis (related to the verb miss). - She sensed something was amiss and called the police.