murphy

IPA/ˌmɜː.fiz ˈlɔː/
KK[mˈɚfi]IPA/ˌmɝː.fiz ˈlɑː/

murphy — noun

1. a humorous rule saying that even a small chance of failure will usually turn int

1.名詞C1
釋義

a humorous rule saying that even a small chance of failure will usually turn into a real problem

例句

The printer jammed as Hana printed her interview notes, and she muttered, 'Murphy's law.'

call it Murphy's law after a mishap

Dark clouds arrived as Malik opened the picnic basket, so everyone blamed Murphy's law.

blame Murphy's law for bad timing

同義詞
  • sod's law

    mainly British; it refers to the same kind of annoying bad timing

  • bad luck

    broader and less specific; it does not suggest a rule-like pattern

文法句型

call it Murphy's law

blame Murphy's law

用法筆記

Usually said as Murphy's law after an annoying event has just happened. People use it jokingly rather than as a formal scientific rule.

常見錯誤

❌I failed the quiz because I did not study, so it was Murphy's law.
✅The lights went out just as the quiz began, so it felt like Murphy's law.
💡use it for a possible problem appearing at the worst moment, not for an ordinary mistake you caused yourself.