bad luck
bad luck — 慣用語
1. the idea that unpleasant or harmful events happen to a person purely by chance,
厄運；霉運
純粹因隨機而發生的不幸
the idea that unpleasant or harmful events happen to a person purely by chance, not because of anything they did or failed to do
It was sheer bad luck that Yuki's train got stuck for three hours.
Yuki 的火車卡了三小時，這純粹是厄運。
collocation: sheer bad luck
By bad luck, Hassan arrived on the one afternoon the clinic was closed.
Hassan 運氣不好，偏偏在診所休息的那個下午才到。
collocation: by bad luck
Ingrid blamed bad luck when her laptop died right before the exam.
Ingrid 的筆電在考試前一刻壞掉，她歸咎於霉運。
A stroke of bad luck left the cyclists without a spare tyre in the rain.
一陣厄運讓單車手們在雨中沒有備用輪胎。
Kwame's injury was not bad luck — he had ignored the safety warnings.
Kwame 的受傷不是運氣差——是他無視了安全警告。
- misfortune
more formal; often refers to a serious or lasting hardship, not just a chance event
- rotten luck
informal and expressive; carries a tone of frustration or sympathy
- hard luck
slightly old-fashioned; often used to show sympathy for someone's repeated difficulties
- good luck
the idea that positive events happen by chance, bringing benefit without effort
- good fortune
a more formal equivalent of good luck, often implying lasting prosperity
用法筆記
Often used to explain an unwanted outcome that feels unfair or beyond control. Distinguished from 'misfortune', which can refer to a serious life event rather than everyday chance.