🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

不幸事件

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bù xìng shì jiàn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Untoward Incident/ˈʌn.tə.wɔrd ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"不幸事件让大家感到困扰。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An unexpected and unfortunate occurrence.

    "The company had to address the untoward incident that disrupted the event."
  2. 2

    An event that is not favorable or is problematic.

    "The untoward incident raised concerns among the attendees."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'untoward' originates from the Middle English 'untoward', meaning 'unfavorable' or 'unruly', derived from the Old English 'un' (not) and 'toward' (favorable). 'Incident' comes from the Latin 'incidens', meaning 'falling upon', which evolved through Old French before entering English in the late 14th century.

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