fiasco
fiasco
[fɪˈaskəʊ]
(pl. -os)
[fɪˈaskəʊ]
(pl. -os)
- a thing that is a complete failure, especially in a ludicrous or humiliating way
惨败
his plans turned into a fiasco.
他的计划一败涂地。
- mid 19th cent.: from Italian, literally bottle, flask', in the phrase far fiasco, literally 'make a bottle', figuratively 'fail in a performance': the reason for the figurative sense is unexplained
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