vicissity

发音

UK /vɪˈsɪs.ɨˌti/
US /vɪˈsɪs.ɨˌti/
UK /vaɪˈsɪs.ɨˌti/
US /vaɪˈsɪs.ɨˌti/

词形变化

vicissities 复数 vicissities

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A change, as of fortune.

    罕用

    While to your ears, a father does unfold / The various scenes by turns which checquer'd o'er / My life, vicissities of bliss and woe. / When our offended Maker deem'd to cheer / Offending man, with promises of love, / And reconciling mercy, tell me, Eve, / Associate dear, in fortune's every change, / …

词源

From viciss(itous) + -ity, from Latin vicissitas. Mentioned since at least 1717, in Elisha Coles's An English Dictionary.

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