haplessly

/ˈhæpɫəsli/ adv

In a hapless manner.

Word Origin Haplessly traces back to Old Norse happ 'luck' and Old English -leas 'lacking' — so hapless literally means 'luckless.' The adverb haplessly describes doing something in an unlucky way. The same root happ gives us happy (full of luck), happen (what luck brings), and mishap (bad luck).

adv In a hapless manner.

The tourist wandered haplessly through the city after losing his map.

(副词) 不幸地;倒霉地;时运不济地

那位游客丢了地图后,倒霉地在城市里徘徊。

(adverbio) De manera desafortunada o desdichada.

El turista vagó sin rumbo por la ciudad después de perder su mapa.

(adverbe) malchanceusement; malencontreusement; sans chance; maladroitement [D'une manière malchanceuse ou maladroite, sans savoir quoi faire.]

Le touriste errait sans but dans la ville après avoir perdu son plan.

(Adverb) unglücklich; pechvoll; ungeschickt [**unglücklich** *Adv.* – auf eine ungeschickte, vom Pech verfolgte oder erfolglose Weise.]

Der Tourist irrte **haplessly** durch die Stadt, nachdem er seinen Stadtplan verloren hatte.

(副詞) 不運にも、どうしようもなく行き詰まって

旅行者は地図をなくした後、途方に暮れて街をさまよい歩いた。

(advérbio) desventuradamente; sem sorte; infelizmente [De maneira desafortunada; sem sorte.]

O turista vagou desamparado pela cidade depois de perder o mapa.

Word parts: hap + less + ly

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