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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mis·hap \\ˈmis-ˌhap, mis-ˈ\\ noun DATE 14th century 1. an unfortunate accident 2. bad luck : misfortune Synonyms: see misfortune English Etymology mishap early 14c., "bad luck, unlucky accident," from mis- "bad" + hap"luck." Probably on analogy of O.Fr . meschance.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 mishap mis·hap / 5mishAp / noun[C, U] a small accident or piece of bad luck that does not have serious results 小事故；晦气: a slight mishap 小小的不幸 a series of mishaps 一连串的倒霉事 I managed to get home without (further) mishap. 我总算平安回到了家。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English mishap noun ADJ. serious | minor, slight QUANT. series The group suffered an extraordinary series of minor mishaps. VERB + MISHAP have, suffer I'm afraid your son had a slight mishap in the playground. | avoid, prevent PREP. without ~ We reached home without mishap. OLT mishap noun ⇨ accident Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged mis·hap \(ˈ)mis+\ noun Etymology: Middle English, from mis- (I) + hap 1. archaic : bad luck : misfortune < either my good fortune or mishap, to be keenly susceptible to the influence of the atmosphere — Washington Irving > 2. : an unfortunate accident < any great mishap, such as the rolling down of huge masses of rocks, or a landslide — W.D.Wallis > < directed the concert without any of the mishaps expected of a twenty-year-old's performance — Current Biography > |
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