mischance

• n. 不幸，不幸的事；灾难

mis-,坏的，错的，不好的，chance,运气。

mischance (n.)

c. 1300, from Old French mescheance "misfortune, mishap, accident; wickedness, malice," from Vulgar Latin *minuscadentiam; see mis- (2) + chance (n.). Now usually "bad luck;" formerly much stronger: "calamity, disaster."

mischance (v.)

1540s, from mis- (1) + chance (v.). Related: Mischanced; mischancing.

1. A series of mischance happened.

一连串不幸的事发生了.

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2. I lost your file by pure mischance.

我把你的文件丢了,纯粹是碰上倒霉事了.

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3. It's an infernal mischance; I've done my best to discourage it.

这真是倒楣透顶的事; 我尽量地泼冷水.

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4. Their intrusion, though baffling and terrible , is not a random mischance.

他们的闯入, 虽然使人惊疑不定,却并不是飞来横祸.

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5. Only a serious mischance will prevent him from arriving tomorrow.

只有碰上极倒霉的意外变故,他明天才会来不了.

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