luckless

IPA/ˈlʌkləs/
KK[lˈʌkləs]IPA/ˈlʌkləs/

luckless — 形容詞

  • 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

倒楣；不幸

形容人、群體或計畫接連遇上壞運

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.

那位倒楣的農夫眼看冰雹第二年又打爛番茄田。

luckless + noun for repeated misfortune

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

一週內三次爆胎後，Omar 覺得自己簡直是鎮上最倒楣的司機。

常見搭配
  • luckless traveller
  • luckless team
  • luckless lover
  • luckless child
  • luckless campaign
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.

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常用片語

  • the luckless victim of
  • a luckless attempt to