unhappy
英 [ʌnˈhæpi] 美 [ʌnˈhæpi]

adj.

不幸的，悲惨的；不快乐的；不恰当的；不凑巧的

英英释义

unhappy[ ,ʌn'hæpi ]

• adj.
  • experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

    "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"

  • generalized feeling of distress

    同义词：dysphoricdistressed

  • causing discomfort

    "the unhappy truth"

  • marked by or producing unhappiness

    "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"

    同义词：infelicitous

同近义词辨析

unhappy, miserable, wretched, sorry

这组词都有“不幸的”的意思，其区别是：

unhappy侧重指精神上的不快或失望。

miserable指因贫穷、不幸或屈辱等外部因素给人造成精神痛苦、烦恼或肉体折磨，令人同情和可怜。

wretched多指由于疾病、担忧、忧伤等造成的不幸和痛苦，在外表上显得沮丧、可怜、失望，语气比miserable强。

sorry常作礼貌用词，表遗憾、婉惜。也指说话人表示同情、悲哀等，感情色彩较强。

melancholy, unhappy, blue, sad, sorrowful, gloomy

这组词都有“忧伤的，悲哀的，伤感的”的意思，其区别是：

melancholy指经常性的忧郁或悲哀，多用于文学描写中。

unhappy多指日常生活中遇到不如意的事而感到不愉快、不幸，侧重指心理状态。

blue非正式用词，语气较随便，指较强烈的忧郁或沮丧。

sad最常用词，泛指一切形式的悲伤，着重暂时的不幸或感觉的忧伤。

sorrowful多指因丧失亲人等原因所引起的悲哀，也指由于错误而产生的悔恨交加的心情。

gloomy指愁眉苦脸，令他人也感到扫兴。

unhappy, unfortunate, disastrous, unlucky

这组词都有“不幸的”的意思，其区别是：

unhappy多用于表示心理状态，指由于不满意或遇到一般性倒霉事而感到不愉快。

unfortunate语气较强，多指因命运不佳，意外不幸或事业失败、生活处于困境等而感到不幸。

disastrous着重不可避免和后果严重。

unlucky指因缺少或一时无机遇，虽作了努力，但事不从心，感到失意。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. I overheard them saying they were unhappy.
   我偶然听到他们说，他们很不快乐。
2. My heart bled for the poor unhappy children.
   我心里为这些不快乐的孩子们感到悲痛。
3. I was unhappy because of the discomforts of travel.
   我因为旅行的不适而感到不快。
4. He was unhappy because of his separation from his mother.
   他因与母亲分离而感到不快。
5. She looked unhappy after she read the letter.
   她看过信后显得挺不高兴。
6. He told me about his unhappy childhood.
   他对我讲了他不幸福的童年。
7. He repined against his unhappy lot.
   他自叹命运多舛。
8. We are unhappy about the way the doctor treated us.
   我们对医生这样对待我们感到不满。

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