hapless

形容词 adj.
中文释义
美 /ˈhæpləs/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Especially of a person, unfortunate.
  2. Very unlucky; ill-fated.
    — Thus spoke my prophetic soul, as, torn by remorse, horror, and despair, I beheld those I loved spend vain sorrow upon the graves of William and Justine, the first hapless victims to my unhallowed arts.
  3. Very miserable, wretched, unhappy, measly, forlorn.
  4. Devoid of talent or skill.
    — Gideon Defoe scripted from his own series-launching comedic book The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists, about the adventures of a hapless group of pirates known only by names like The Pirate With The Scarf, The Pirate With Gout, and in the case of their leader, The Pirate Captain.

词形变化

more hapless comparative most hapless superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
haplessly haplessness
相关词
happen happy

词源

From about 1400, from hap (“luck”) + -less.
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