a difficult or unpleasant situation 困境;逆境 courage in the face of adversity 面对逆境的勇气 He overcame many personal adversities. 多次身处逆境,他都挺了过来。 patience in adversity 在逆境中保持耐心
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + adversity- be faced with
- meet with
- overcome
- …
- in adversity
- in the face of adversity
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French adversite, from Latin adversitas, from advertere ‘turn towards’ from ad- ‘to’ + vertere ‘to turn’.