infelicity
/in-fuh-lis-i-tee/US // ˌɪn fəˈlɪs ɪ ti //UK // (ˌɪnfɪˈlɪsɪtɪ) //
无赖,无效,无性行为,无效性
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural in·fe·lic·i·ties for 3, 5.
- : the quality or state of being unhappy; unhappiness.
- : misfortune; bad luck.
- : an unfortunate circumstance; misfortune.
- : inaptness, inappropriateness, or awkwardness, as of action or expression.
- : something inapt or infelicitous: infelicities of style.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
In an instant Christie saw the infelicity of her position, and its dangers.
Keats died young; and ‘yet his infelicity had years too many.’
It was at this time that the differences in character began to cause domestic infelicity in the Wagnerian household.
The admiration I profess for her ought to make her excuse these remarks, which have their origin in the infelicity of my age.
My old infelicity in making up my mind seems to haunt me, and I dare say I shall live to be a dreadful example.
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