misadventure
noun /ˌmɪsədˈventʃə(r)/
/ˌmɪsədˈventʃər/
- [uncountable] (British English, law
) death caused by accident, rather than as a result of a crime法律 意外致死 - a verdict of death by misadventure
意外死亡的裁决
- a verdict of death by misadventure
- [countable, uncountable] (formal) bad luck or a small accident
synonym mishap厄运;恶运;不幸遭遇
词源Middle English (in sense (2)): from Old French mesaventure, from mesavenir ‘turn out badly’.