fiasco

IPA/fiˈæskəʊ/
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fiasco — noun

  • fiascosingular
  • fiascoesplural

1. A planned event, project, or performance that goes completely wrong and ends in

1.名詞B2
釋義

A planned event, project, or performance that goes completely wrong and ends in total failure, often causing public embarrassment for the people involved.

例句

The outdoor concert turned into a complete fiasco when the stage collapsed during the first song.

collocation: complete fiasco; turn into a fiasco

Minh's surprise party was a total fiasco because the guest of honor arrived three hours early.

collocation: total fiasco

同義詞
  • disaster

    Broader term; can apply to natural events or personal problems, while fiasco is limited to planned events.

  • debacle

    More formal and dramatic; often implies a sudden and violent collapse, especially in politics or military contexts.

  • catastrophe

    Even stronger than fiasco; suggests terrible harm or suffering, not just embarrassment.

  • flop

    Informal; mainly used for entertainment (movies, plays, shows) that fail to attract an audience.

反義詞
  • success

    General opposite; any planned outcome that achieves its goal.

  • triumph

    A great or glorious success, often after difficulty.

文法句型

a / an + fiasco

fiasco + verb (end/turn into/be)

用法筆記

Fiasco is much stronger than 'failure'. It describes a situation that was supposed to succeed but failed in a messy, embarrassing way that other people witness. Frequently used with intensifying adjectives such as complete, total, utter, or epic.

常見錯誤

❌I forgot my keys this morning — what a fiasco.
✅I forgot my keys this morning
💡what a disaster.' — Fiasco is too strong for small personal problems; it should describe a planned event that fails publicly.
❌The project was a fiasco attempt.
✅The project was a fiasco.' or 'The attempt was a fiasco.
💡Fiasco is a noun, not an adjective.