- [uncountable] (British English,
law )法律 death caused by accident, rather than as a result of a crime 意外致死 a verdict of death by misadventure 意外死亡的裁决
- [countable, uncountable] (formal)
bad luck or a small accident synonym mishap厄运;恶运;不幸遭遇
Word OriginMiddle English (in sense (2)): from Old French mesaventure, from mesavenir ‘turn out badly’.