luckless

/ˈlʌkləs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlʌkləs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈləklə̇s/ (ame, mw)

luckless — adjective

  • lucklesspositive
  • more lucklesscomparative
  • most lucklesssuperlative

1. describing a person, group, or plan that keeps running into bad luck and suffers

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describing a person, group, or plan that keeps running into bad luck and suffers because of it

例句

The luckless farmer watched hail destroy his tomato field for the second year.

luckless + noun for repeated misfortune

After three flat tires in one week, Omar felt like the town's luckless driver.

同義詞
  • unlucky

    the everyday word; it works for a single setback as well as a longer run of bad fortune

  • unfortunate

    more neutral and often gentler in tone, especially in polite or public language

  • hapless

    more literary and more pitying; often suggests helplessness as well as bad luck

  • ill-fated

    better for journeys, plans, or romances that seem doomed from the start

反義詞
  • lucky

    the everyday opposite

  • fortunate

    more formal and often used in writing

文法句型

luckless + noun

call/describe + someone + luckless

用法筆記

Usually placed before a noun in formal or literary writing: a luckless sailor, a luckless team. It often suggests a run of setbacks and carries more storytelling tone than everyday 'unlucky'.

常見錯誤

❌I was luckless because I missed one bus.
✅I was unlucky because I missed one bus.
💡'luckless' usually suggests a run of setbacks or a story-like tone, not one small everyday problem.
❌The number four is luckless in our office.
✅The number four is unlucky in our office.
💡use 'unlucky' for superstitious things like numbers or dates; 'luckless' usually describes people, groups, or ventures.