| 单词 | hapless |
| 例句 | hapless adjective •the hapless victims of exploitation:unfortunate, unlucky, luckless, out of luck, ill-starred, ill-fated, jinxed, cursed, doomed | unhappy, forlorn, wretched, miserable, woebegone | informal down on one's luck | literary star-crossed. ANT lucky.WORD NOTE hapless, unfortunate I have a great affection for words with a vaguely nineteenth-century (in this case, somewhat Dickensian) tone, and I find myself using them whenever it is remotely appropriate. •She was the hapless victim of the thoughtlessness of her elders. Unfortunate, which is, in my view, nearly synonymous with hapless, is another such word. •The unfortunate young fellow failed to notice the oncoming train. How interesting that using one ever-so-slightly dated word or expression inspires us to use others, such as elders, or young fellow. And how telling that both words—quaint relics of another era—are adjectives meant to convey sympathy for those who are suffering or who have suffered, often through no fault of their own. — FPConversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage. |
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