n. calamity,disaster,misfortune灾难,祸患,不幸
△Ham.4.5.18: “Each toy seems prologue to somegreat amiss.”每桩小事都像是什么大难的预兆。
amiss
a.
1. wrong. faulty,improper错误的,有差错的,不适当的。
△Mac.2.3.104 (97): “What is amiss?” 出了什么乱子了?
2.inappropriate,improper不恰当的,不合适的。
△Oth.4.1.92 (91):“That's not amiss.”那倒无妨。
3.out of order,wrong.faulty越出正常状况,不正常的,有毛病的。
△2H.IV.1.2.26 (24):“'tis not a hair amissyet.”i.e.It is perfect. (It is not out of order by somuch as a hair because there is no hair on his cheek.)现在它倒是一丝一毫的毛病也没有。
amiss
ad.
1.wrongly,ill错误地,有害地。
△ 2H.VI.1.2.92:“Goldcannot come amiss,were she a devil.”哪怕她是魔鬼,金钱总不会有错儿。
2.improperly.out of time,out of place不适当地,不合时宜,于地点不合。
△Ham.5.2.415 (401):“Such a sightas this/ Becomes the field,but here shows muchamiss.”这种景象只会在战场上有,但在这里却显得反常。
amiss[əˈmis]
adj.&adv.不恰当,错误,有差错
◇ come amiss不称心
go amiss出差错
take amiss曲解,对…生气