Contretemps
n. 来得不巧的事情, 不幸的意外事, 切分音法
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
contretemps
n
(pl unchanged 复数不变) (French fml or joc 法, 文或谑) unfortunate event; mishap; set-back 不幸事件; 灾祸; 挫折.
🗣️ 情景例句
A red sky at night indicates fine weather the following day.
晚上天边红预示着明早天气好。
I didn't know whether to send the letter airmail or not.
我不知道是否送航空邮件。
In that case, you wouldn't have a pan on fire. You'd have a house on fire!
如果是那样的话，你就不仅仅是使一个油锅起火，而是把整座房子点着了。