vicissitude
- IPA[vəˈsisəˌto͞od]
美式
- a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant;alternation between opposite or contrasting things
noun: vicissitude, plural noun: vicissitudes
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant her husband's sharp vicissitudes of fortune
- ▪ alternation between opposite or contrasting things the vicissitude of the seasons
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- IPA[vɪˈsɪsɪtjuːd]
英式
- a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant: her husband's sharp vicissitudes of fortune
Oxford Dictionary