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infelicitous

/in-fuh-lis-i-tuhs/US // ˌɪn fəˈlɪs ɪ təs //UK // (ˌɪnfɪˈlɪsɪtəs) //

隐晦的,恶俗的,恶俗,隐性的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : inapt, inappropriate, or awkward; malapropos: an infelicitous remark.
    • : not felicitous, happy, or fortunate; unhappy.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.unfortunate
Synonyms
adverse不利的,不利于,不利,有害的afflicted患病的,患病的人,患难与共,患难与共的awkward笨拙的,尴尬的,笨拙,尴尬broken坏了,破损,破损的,破碎的burdened负重,负担重的,负重的,负担重calamitous灾难性的,灾难性,灾害性的,灾害性cursed被诅咒的,受诅咒的,被诅咒,受到诅咒的damaging破坏性,破坏性的,有害的,损害deplorable可悲的,可悲,遗憾的是,恶劣的desperate惨烈的,穷途末路,迫切的,惨烈destitute穷困潦倒,穷困的,穷困潦倒的,穷困的人disastrous灾难性的,灾难性,惨不忍睹,惨重的doomed注定的,命中注定,命中注定的,注定forsaken被遗弃的,被抛弃的,被遗弃的人,遗弃的hapless拙劣的,蹩脚的,拙劣,蹩脚hopeless无可救药,没救了,无可救药的,无望的ill-chosen错失良机,选错了,舛误,选错了地方ill-fated命运多舛,命运多舛的,命途多舛,命运多舛的人ill-starred舛误,舛错,舛讹,舛错的in a bad way糟糕的是,糟糕的情况下,不太好意思,不太好inappropriate不合适,不合适的,不适当,不恰当inept无能,无能的人,不合适,无能为力inopportune不合时宜,不合时宜的,不入时宜,不合时宜地jinxed扫把星,扫兴,扫帚星,扫兴的lamentable可悲的是,可叹的,可叹的是,可悲的luckless无缘无故,无缘无故的,无缘无故地,无缘无故的幸运out of luck运气不好,运气不佳,运气不好了,不吉利pained痛苦的,痛心的,痛苦不堪的,痛心poor穷人,贫穷,可怜的,穷regrettable遗憾的是,令人遗憾的是,可惜的是,遗憾的ruined破败的,破败不堪,破败不堪的,毁掉的ruinous毁坏性的,破坏性的,毁坏性,破坏性shattered破碎的,残破的,破碎,残破不堪star-crossed冤家路窄,错综复杂,错综复杂的关系,乱世佳人stricken被击倒,被击倒的,被害,被击垮troubled穷途末路,困扰的,愦愦,困扰unbecoming不伦不类,不伦不类的,不伦不类地,不雅观unfavorable不利的,不利于,不利,不良unhappy不高兴,不开心,不愉快的,不开心的unpropitious不吉利,不吉利的,不利于,不利的unprosperous不繁荣的,不繁荣,不景气,不景气的unsuccessful不成功的,不成功,失败的,失败unsuitable不合适的,不合适,不适合,不适当的untoward不愉快的事,不愉快的事情,不愉快的,不愉快wretched凄惨的,惨不忍睹,惨不忍睹的,凄惨

Examples

  • But viral advertising based on an infelicitous turn of phrase is not something Filexec is interested in, Chavez said.

  • Perhaps these circumstances gave the locality its infelicitous reputation.

  • It is by no means an uncommon one, not to say that I have a singularly infelicitous memory for people's names.

  • To one who has seen the great Japanese fleur-de-lis, France looks ludicrously infelicitous in her choice of emblem.

  • But for a few infelicitous accidents, this would have been the case of the late liberation of Quinquinambo.

  • Infelicitous at home, these worrying people are almost more than flesh and blood can bear as travelling companions abroad.