thwarted by bad luck or adverse circumstances (originally considered to be a result of malign planetary influence); now chiefly in star-crossed lovers…
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释义 | the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [adjective] > suffering misfortune > stricken by misfortune (6) star-crossed1597 thwarted by bad luck or adverse circumstances (originally considered to be a result of malign planetary influence); now chiefly in star-crossed lovers… star-cross1608 = star-crossed adj. planet-struck1609 Stricken or afflicted, as by paralysis or other sudden physical disorder, as a result of the supposed malign influence of a planet. Hence: seized by… planet-stricken1615 = planet-struck, adj. sparrow-blasteda1652 Balefully stricken or blighted; thunderstruck, dumbfounded. hard-hit1826 severely stricken by misfortune, grief, or disaster; (also) deeply in love (now rare). |
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