misadventure
不運な出来事・不慮の事故
解説 Definition
不運な出来事や災難のこと。思いがけない不幸な体験を指す。
A misadventure is an unlucky or unpleasant event, often caused by accident or poor judgment. It can describe anything from a minor problem to a serious accident, depending on context. The word is slightly formal and sometimes has a literary tone.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
mis- は mistake, misunderstand でも出る「悪く・誤って」の合図。adventure は本来わくわくする出来事だが、misadventure になると「冒険がまずい方向へ転んだ出来事」と覚えると残りやすいです。単なる accident より少し物語性があり、旅先や挑戦中のトラブル、思わぬ災難に使われやすい語。a series of misadventures のように「災難続き」で見かけることも多く、大惨事というより不運な一件・失敗談寄りの響きです。
Use the prefix `mis-`, which often signals something going wrong, as in `mistake` or `misunderstand`. Add that to `adventure`, and you get an adventure that turns out badly. `Misadventure` often sounds more story-like than `accident`, and it is common in phrases like `a series of misadventures`.
例文
Their camping trip turned into a series of misadventures.
彼らのキャンプ旅行は一連の災難に変わった。
The coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure.
検視官は不慮の事故による死亡という判決を記録した。
Despite the misadventure of losing their luggage, they enjoyed the vacation.
荷物を紛失するという不運にもかかわらず、彼らは休暇を楽しんだ。
misadventure の類義語・関連語
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misadventure の語源・成り立ち Etymology
misadventure は mis-「悪く」＋ adventure「出来事」。adventure は古フランス語経由で、ラテン語 advenire「来る」由来。つまり misadventure は壮大な冒険談より、まず「悪いことが起こる」が語の芯だと見える。関連語は venture, event。
Misadventure combines mis-, meaning "badly" or "wrongly," with adventure. Adventure came through Old French from Latin advenire, meaning "to arrive" or "to happen." So the word first meant a bad happening or unlucky event, before it was associated with the wider idea of adventure; related words include venture and event.
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