adversity
英 [?d'v??s?t?]
美[?d'v?s?ti]
- n. 逆境；不幸；災(zāi)難；災(zāi)禍
CET6+TEM8TOEFL低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?adversities;
助記提示
1、ad- "to" + vers- + -ity.
2、含義：turned toward, fronting, facing, turned against. => hostile, adverse, unfavorable.
3、命運(yùn)之神始終跟你作對(duì)。特指面臨、遭遇的是(不幸的)命運(yùn)。特指對(duì)立、對(duì)手、敵人、敵對(duì)的是命運(yùn)。
4、特指命運(yùn)。
2、含義：turned toward, fronting, facing, turned against. => hostile, adverse, unfavorable.
3、命運(yùn)之神始終跟你作對(duì)。特指面臨、遭遇的是(不幸的)命運(yùn)。特指對(duì)立、對(duì)手、敵人、敵對(duì)的是命運(yùn)。
4、特指命運(yùn)。
英文詞源
- adversity (n.)
- c. 1200, aduersite "misfortune, hardship, difficulty," from Old French aversité "adversity, calamity, misfortune; hostility, wickedness, malice" (Modern French adversité), from Latin adversitatem (nominative adversitas) "opposition," from adversus (see adverse).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.--John Churton
- 得意時(shí)，朋友識(shí)我；失意時(shí)，我識(shí)朋友。
來自金山詞霸 每日一句
- 2. He showed courage in adversity.
- 他在逆境中表現(xiàn)出了勇氣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. courage in the face of adversity
- 面對(duì)逆境的勇氣
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. In time of adversity, those who do not desert you are real friends.
- 在患難中不棄你而去的人才是真正的朋友.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. When faced with adversity she was never tempted to give up.
- 面對(duì)逆境她從未想過放棄.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》