a thing that is inappropriate, especially a remark or expression 不恰当的事物(尤指不当的言谈或措辞) she winced at their infelicities and at the clumsy way they talked. 她对他们的不当言谈和拙劣的说话方式皱眉头。 ■[mass noun](archaic)unhappiness; misfortune (古)不快;不幸
语源
late Middle English (in the sense 'unhappiness'): from Latin infelicitas, from infelix, infelic- 'unhappy', from in- 'not' + felix 'happy'