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单词 adversity
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adversity

(ædvɜːʳsɪti)
Word forms: plural adversities
variable noun [oft in/of N]
Adversity is a very difficult or unfavourable situation.
He showed courage in adversity.
Synonyms: hardship, trouble, distress, suffering More Synonyms of adversity

adversity in British English

(ədˈvɜːsɪtɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -ties
1. 
distress; affliction; hardship
2. 
an unfortunate event or incident

adversity in American English

(ædˈvɜrsəti; ədˈvɜrsəti)
noun
1. 
a state of wretchedness or misfortune; poverty and trouble
2. Word forms: plural adˈversities
an instance of misfortune; calamity
Word origin
ME < OFr adversité, aversite < L adversitas < adversus, adverse

Examples of 'adversity' in a sentence
adversity

Will they overcome the adversity or won't they?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He thinks he has come through a lot of stress and adversity in his life.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But that does not mean he cannot handle adversity.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He maintained a philosophical attitude to adversity and personal hardship throughout his life.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Now he must turn adversity to his advantage.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
People are pleased that an underdog has come through adversity.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This near car crash of a gig was a triumph over adversity.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But the true leadership test comes with adversity.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This album is a triumph over adversity.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But it is his golf that defined him and his golf that he has turned to in adversity.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We respect people who overcome adversity but the heroes are not the guys who come back from sporting injury.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Many would have walked out months ago in the face of the extreme adversity and abuse he has faced.
The Sun (2012)
It is not just a sports competition but a message to the world as to what can be done to overcome adversity.
The Sun (2016)
But Wall showed he had the patience to overcome adversity.
The Sun (2010)
If adversity comes, you stare it in the face rather than run away.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
To come back from both is a topical example of how to rebuild one's life in adversity.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Finally, it gives you a chance to see how you both handle the adversity of being apart.
Christianity Today (2000)
My heroes for today are three men who have overcome adversity to prove that Bergerac wine can be really fine and delicious.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The real lessons I learned in life were through adversity.
The Sun (2009)
I'm a disciple to people who challenge adversity and turn it into an asset.
The Sun (2015)
What strikes Read'is how decently people behave faced with extreme adversity.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There's an element of adversity in her life, but she has overcome it.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
What matters to us and the board at this moment is how we, as a club, handle adversity and the pressure it brings.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)

In other languages
adversity

British English: adversity NOUN
Adversity is a very difficult or unfavourable situation.
He showed courage in adversity.
  • American English: adversity
  • Brazilian Portuguese: adversidade
  • Chinese: 困境
  • European Spanish: adversidad
  • French: adversité
  • German: Widrigkeit
  • Italian: avversità
  • Japanese: 苦境
  • Korean: 역경
  • European Portuguese: adversidade
  • Latin American Spanish: adversidad

Chinese translation of 'adversity'

adversity

(ədˈvəːsɪtɪ)

n (u/c)

  1. 逆境 (nìjìng)
    in the face of adversity 面临(臨)逆境 (miànlín nìjìng)
(noun) 
Definition
very difficult or hard circumstances
He showed courage in adversity.
Synonyms
hardship
Many people are suffering economic hardship.
trouble
She tells me her troubles. I tell her mine.
distress
There was little support to help them in their distress.
suffering
It has caused terrible suffering to animals.
trial
the trials of adolescence
disaster
the second air disaster in less than two months
reverse
They have suffered a major reverse.
misery
There is no point dwelling on the miseries of the past.
hard times
catastrophe
The world is heading towards an environmental catastrophe.
sorrow
the joys and sorrows of family life
woe
He listened to my tale of woe.
misfortune
He had had his full share of misfortunes.
bad luck
deep water
calamity
This course of action could only end in calamity.
mishap
After a number of mishaps she finally managed to get back home.
affliction
Hay fever is an affliction that arrives at an early age.
wretchedness
ill-fortune
ill-luck

Additional synonyms

in the sense of affliction
Definition
something that causes physical or mental suffering
Hay fever is an affliction that arrives at an early age.
Synonyms
misfortune,
suffering,
trouble,
trial,
disease,
pain,
distress,
grief,
misery,
plague (informal),
curse,
ordeal,
sickness,
torment,
hardship,
sorrow,
woe,
adversity,
calamity,
scourge,
tribulation,
wretchedness
in the sense of calamity
Definition
a disaster or misfortune
This course of action could only end in calamity.
Synonyms
disaster,
tragedy,
ruin,
distress,
reversal of fortune,
hardship,
catastrophe,
woe,
misfortune,
downfall,
adversity,
scourge,
mishap,
affliction,
trial,
tribulation,
misadventure,
cataclysm,
wretchedness,
mischance
in the sense of catastrophe
Definition
a great and sudden disaster or misfortune
The world is heading towards an environmental catastrophe.
Synonyms
disaster,
tragedy,
calamity,
meltdown (informal),
cataclysm,
trouble,
trial,
blow,
failure,
reverse,
misfortune,
devastation,
adversity,
mishap,
affliction,
whammy (informal),
bummer (slang),
mischance,
fiasco

Synonyms of 'adversity'

adversity

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