misfall

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A mishap; accident; bad luck; misfortune.
    — But alas! an unlooked- for misfall has occurred."
动词 v.
  1. To befall badly or incorrectly; happen unfortunately (to); mishappen; turn out badly. ambitransitive
    — Sometime ſhe feared, leaſt ſome hard miſhap / Had him misfalne in his aduenturous queſt; [...]

词形变化

misfalls present,singular,third-person misfalling participle,present misfell past misfallen participle,past misfalls plural

词源

词源 1
From Middle English misfallen, equivalent to mis- + fall. Cognate with Dutch misvallen (“to misfall, miss in falling, displease, miscarry”), German missfallen (“to displease”), Icelandic misfalla (“to misuse”).
词源 2
From Middle English misfallen, equivalent to mis- + fall. Cognate with Dutch misvallen (“to misfall, miss in falling, displease, miscarry”), German missfallen (“to displease”), Icelandic misfalla (“to misuse”).
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