annus horribilis
noun /ˌænəs hɒˈrɪbəlɪs/
/ˌænəs həˈrɪbəlɪs/
[singular]- the Latin for 'horrible year'. Queen Elizabeth II used this expression in a speech in 1992 to describe that year, when there was a serious fire at Windsor Castle, the Princess Royal got divorced, the Duke of York separated from his wife and the Prince of Wales had marriage problems.
拉丁语，意为“可怕的一年”。伊丽莎白二世女王在1992年的一次演讲中使用了这种表达方式来描述那年，当温莎城堡发生严重火灾时，皇家公主离婚，约克公爵与妻子分居，威尔士亲王陷入婚姻困境。