单词 | maladventure |
释义 | † maladventuren. Obsolete. a. Misfortune; an unlucky undertaking; a misadventure. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [noun] > misfortune or ill-luck > an unlucky undertaking maladventure1447 misventure1563 1447 O. Bokenham Lives of Saints (Arun.) (1938) 7355 Oyle..Wych al dysese or male-euenture..doth hele & cure. ?1473 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Recuyell Hist. Troye (1894) I. lf. 146 [He] ran vnto the rescouse to his maleauenture. a1805 A. Carlyle Autobiogr. (1860) vii. 305 Youth and good spirits made us convert all maladventures into fun. 1815 Zeluca II. 2 Charged with all the mal-aventures, it seemed to be considered in the duties of her post to have overcome. b. A lawless proceeding, an escapade. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > evildoing or wrongdoing > [noun] > reckless or unjustified wrongdoing > a reckless or unjustifiable act wantonness1531 maladventure1543 1543 ( Chron. J. Hardyng (1812) 302 Ryotous lyuyng, and male auentures. 1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. E2 Trye if you can tempt Enuie to embark himselfe in the mal'aduenture. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1447 |
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