wrong; not as it should be 不对;不正常 She sensed something was amiss and called the police. 她觉得有点不对头,就叫了警察。 He shone a light inside and saw nothing amiss. 他照了照里面,没发现什么不妥。 They had noticed something amiss with the engines. 他们已经注意到发动机有些毛病。
Word OriginMiddle English: probably from Old Norse á mis ‘so as to miss’, from á ‘on’ + mis (related to the verb miss).