fiasco
/fɪˈæskəʊ/noun
(pl. -os)
- a thing that is a complete failure, especially in a ludicrous or humiliating way大败, 惨败:
his plans turned into a fiasco.
他的计划一败涂地。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from Italian, literally 'bottle, flask', in the phrase far fiasco, literally 'make a bottle', figuratively 'fail in a performance': the reason for the figurative sense is unexplained.