fiasco

/fiˈæskəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /fiˈæskəʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /fē-ˈa-(ˌ)skō also -ˈä-/ (ame, mw)

fiasco — noun

  • fiascosingular
  • fiascoesplural

1. a planned event or activity that ends in total disaster, especially one that mak

1.名詞B2
釋義

a planned event or activity that ends in total disaster, especially one that makes the people involved look foolish

例句

Ivan's birthday cake for his mother was a complete fiasco — burnt on top and lopsided.

collocation: complete fiasco

Organising the school festival turned into a total fiasco when the band cancelled.

collocation: total fiasco

同義詞
  • disaster

    broader meaning; can describe natural events or personal misfortune, not just planned events

  • debacle

    more formal; often used for political, military, or organisational collapses

  • catastrophe

    stronger; suggests great damage or suffering, not just embarrassment

  • flop

    informal; mainly for entertainment or products that fail commercially

反義詞
  • success

    a result that achieves its goal

  • triumph

    a notably impressive or victorious success

文法句型

a + fiasco

turn into + a fiasco

end in + a fiasco

用法筆記

Commonly paired with complete or total as intensifiers. Verbs like turn into, end in, describe as, and call all appear frequently with this noun.

常見錯誤

❌The project was a failure.' (when you mean public embarrassment)
✅The project was a fiasco.
💡Fiasco is stronger than failure; it implies a humiliating, visible collapse, not just an unsuccessful outcome.