区别辨析unhappy、unfortunate、unlucky与disastrous

unhappy、unfortunate、unlucky与disastrous这些形容词均有“不幸的”之意。

unhappy : 多用于表示心理状态,指由于不满意或遇到一般性倒霉事而感到不愉快。

  • That's enough to make anyone unhappy.
    所有人都会因此而忧伤。

unfortunate : 语气较强,多指因命运不佳,意外不幸或事业失败、生活处于困境等而感到不幸。

  • She has inherited her father's large nose, which is very unfortunate.
    她遗传了父亲的大鼻子,真是太不幸了。

unlucky : 指因缺少或一时无机遇,虽作了努力,但事不从心,感到失意。

  • The couple were unlucky enough to be in the hotel when the terrorist group struck.
    当恐怖团伙袭击这家宾馆时,很不幸这对夫妇正住在里面。

disastrous : 着重不可避免和后果严重。

  • This decision will have a disastrous impact on foreign policy.
    这个决定将对外交政策产生极为不利的影响。