hapless
hapless — 形容詞
- haplesspositive
- more haplesscomparative
- most haplesssuperlative
1. having no luck; experiencing repeated misfortune or bad things happening, especi
不幸的
運氣不好且常遭不幸的
having no luck; experiencing repeated misfortune or bad things happening, especially in a way that seems unavoidable or unfair
Talia was a hapless traveler whose luggage was lost three times on a single trip.
Talia 是個不幸的旅客，行李在單趟旅程中就遺失了三次。
attributive: hapless + noun (traveler)
The hapless CEO faced angry shareholders after the company reported its fifth consecutive loss.
這家公司的執行長在公司連續第五次虧損後，面對憤怒的股東，真是個不幸的人。
hapless + noun referring to a role (CEO)
Hassan, the hapless hero of the novel, seemed doomed from the very first chapter.
Hassan，小說中那位不幸的主角，從第一章起就似乎厄運纏身。
A hapless pedestrian slipped on the icy pavement and dropped all their shopping bags.
一名不幸的行人在結冰的人行道上滑倒，手中的購物袋全掉在地上。
The hapless cyclist hit a pothole and was thrown into a hedge, covered in leaves.
那位不幸的自行車騎士撞上坑洞，被拋進樹籬，出來時滿身樹葉。
- unfortunate
more common and neutral; can be used predicatively ('he was unfortunate') whereas 'hapless' usually cannot
- luckless
similar meaning but less common; emphasizes a pattern of bad luck rather than a single unfortunate event
- ill-fated
suggests a destiny or fate that brings disaster; more dramatic and literary than 'hapless'
文法句型
hapless + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used before a noun (attributive position). Using it predicatively (e.g. 'He was hapless') sounds dated, literary, or unnatural to most modern speakers.