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発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nət/, /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nət/
• (General American) IPA: /ʌnˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt/, /ʌnˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nɪt/
• (General American, weak vowel merger) IPA: /ʌnˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nət/, /ʌnˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nət/
• ハイフネーション: un‧for‧tu‧nate

形容詞

unfortunate (comparative more unfortunate, superlative most unfortunate)

1. Not favored by fortune.

   Synonym: unsuccessful

   Antonym: fortunate

   • 1958 June, John Marshall, “The Forest of Dean Central Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 422:

     Thus ended the life of one of the most unfortunate of small railway concerns.

2. Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune.

   Synonym: unlucky

   Antonyms: fortunate, lucky

   • 1933, Henry Sturmey, H. Walter Staner, The Autocar:

     But as the tower and towee reached the cross-roads again, another car, negligently driven, came round the corner, hit the Morris, and severed the tow rope, sending the unfortunate car back again into the shop window […]

3. Regrettable or unsuitable.

派生語

• unfortunately

参考

• deplorable
• regrettable
• infelicitous
• unsuitable

名詞

unfortunate (plural unfortunates)

1. An unlucky person; one who has fallen into bad circumstances.
   • 1960 February, “Talking of Trains: Moretonhampstead - a p.s.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 73:

     Of those adults who used the trains every day, about half now travel daily by bus, [...] one unfortunate is reported to be walking to and from his employment.

   • 2026 June 24, Lucy Mangan, “Poop Cruise review – a fascinating look at a toilet disaster that still haunts passengers 12 years later”, in The Guardian‎:

     Unlike the unfortunates aboard the Triumph, we viewers are in and out of the situation in under an hour and feel like we have had quite a lot of fun in the process.

2. (archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute.