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单词 infelicity
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•fe•lic•i•ty  (in′fə lisi tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties for 3, 5.
  1. the quality or state of being unhappy;
    unhappiness.
  2. misfortune;
    bad luck.
  3. an unfortunate circumstance;
    misfortune.
  4. inaptness, inappropriateness, or awkwardness, as of action or expression.
  5. something inapt or infelicitous:infelicities of style.
  • Latin infēlīcitās. See in-3, felicity
  • Middle English infelicite 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
infelicity /ˌɪnfɪˈlɪsɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
  1. the state or quality of being unhappy or unfortunate
  2. an instance of bad luck or mischance; misfortune
  3. something, esp a remark or expression, that is inapt or inappropriate
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•fe•lic•i•tous /ˌɪnfəˈlɪsɪtəs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. not fitting or appropriate:an infelicitous remark about his weight.
in•fe•lic•i•ty /ˌɪnfəˈlɪsɪti/USA pronunciation  n. [countable], pl. -ties:guilty of many infelicities during the interview.[uncountable]writing that was marked by infelicity.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•fe•lic•i•tous  (in′fə lisi təs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. inapt, inappropriate, or awkward;
    malapropos:an infelicitous remark.
  2. not felicitous, happy, or fortunate;
    unhappy.
  • in-3 + felicitous 1825–35
in′fe•lici•tous•ly, adv. 

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