amiss
amissadjective- [predic.]not quite right, inappropriate or out of place
不太正确的,不怎么恰当的;不合时宜的
there was something amiss about his calculations.
他的计算有些问题。
adverb- (dated)wrongly or inappropriately
(旧)错误地;不正确地
the prime minister may have constructed his cabinet a little amiss.
首相的组阁可能不太妥当。
常用词组take something amiss- be offended by something that is said, especially through misinterpreting the intentions behind it
(尤指误解含义)因…而见怪
something would not go (或 come) amiss- the specified thing would be welcome and useful
受欢迎的,称心的
you look as if a good meal wouldn't come amiss.
看你的样子好好吃一顿是合你意的。
语源- Middle English : probably from Old Norse ámis 'so as to miss', from á 'on' + mis (related to miss)
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