Contretemps
n. 来得不巧的事情, 不幸的意外事, 切分音法
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
contretemps
n
(pl unchanged 复数不变) (French fml or joc 法, 文或谑) unfortunate event; mishap; set-back 不幸事件; 灾祸; 挫折.
🗣️ 情景例句
May I speak to Miss Chen?
可以跟陈小姐讲话吗？
The price of the car was so low that it made Stone suspicious of the value.
这辆车的价格如此之低，世通怀疑那车的价值。
After switching on powerful arc lights, they saw great stalagmites -- some of them over forty feet high -- rising up like tree-trunks to meet the stalactites suspended from the roof.
他们打开强力弧光灯，看见一株株巨大的石笋，有的高达40英尺，像树干似地向上长着，与洞顶悬挂下来的钟乳石相接。