adversities
adversities — 名詞
- adversitiessingular
- adversitiesesplural
1. Serious difficulties, misfortunes, or unpleasant situations that cause suffering
逆境；苦難
困難不幸的處境或遭遇
Serious difficulties, misfortunes, or unpleasant situations that cause suffering or hardship — from personal crises like losing a job to large-scale disasters such as floods or wars.
During the war, Ritu's family endured adversities that few could imagine.
戰爭期間，Ritu 一家經歷了難以想像的逆境。
collocation: endured adversities
The villagers faced many adversities after the earthquake, including food shortages and broken roads.
地震過後，村民面臨許多逆境，包括食物短缺和道路中斷。
concrete adversities after a natural disaster
It was the adversities of her early life that made Manuela a stronger and more patient person.
正是 Manuela 早年生活中的種種苦難，讓她成了更堅強、更有耐心的人。
There were many adversities along the mountain trail — storms, injuries, and lost supplies.
登山路上有許多困難——暴風雨、受傷和物資遺失。
Owen learned to treat everyday adversities, such as traffic jams and canceled flights, with patience.
Owen 學會了以耐心面對日常的逆境，例如塞車和航班取消。
- difficulties
more general and less severe; works in everyday speech where 'adversities' sounds too formal
- hardships
very close in meaning, emphasizes suffering and deprivation over a prolonged period
- misfortunes
focuses on bad luck or unlucky events rather than sustained difficulty
- troubles
more informal and personal; often about everyday problems, not large-scale crises
- blessings
suggests good things received as gifts, the opposite of hardship
- advantages
circumstances that help rather than hinder someone
文法句型
adversities of [noun phrase]
face/overcome/endure adversities
用法筆記
The uncountable singular form 'adversity' is more common for hardship in general ('She showed great courage in adversity'). The plural 'adversities' emphasizes specific individual events or multiple types of hardship.