misery

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n. 痛苦, 悲惨, 不幸, 穷困

发音

UK /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹɪ/
US /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹi/

词形变化

miseries 复数 miseries

教材释义与例句

名词

痛苦，悲惨；不幸；苦恼；穷困

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.

    苦难

    痛苦

    悲惨

    不幸

    苦痛

    可数 不可数

    Ever since his wife left him you can see the misery on his face.

  2. 2.

    A bodily ache or pain.

    英国 美国 可数 方言 不可数
  3. 3.

    Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.

    可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    poverty.

    可数 不可数
  5. 5.

    greed; avarice.

    古体 可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

miserableness wretchedness

上位词 3

sadness unhappiness ill-being

下位词 4

suffering woe concentration camp living death

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词源

From Middle English miserie, from Old French miserie (modern: misère), from Latin miseria, from miser, equivalent to miser + -y. Doublet of misère and mizeria.

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