amiss

英 [əˈmɪs]

美 [əˈmɪs]

adj.  不对; 不正常
adv.  有毛病（地）; 不适（恰）当（地）; 有障碍

现在分词：amissing　复数：amisses　

GRETEM4TEM8

BNC.9100 / COCA.17594

习惯用语

adv.

not come/go amiss
• 并非不称心；并非不顺当
  to be useful or pleasant in a particular situation
• A little luck wouldn't go amiss right now!
  此刻若交点好运就好了。
take sth amiss
• 见怪
  to feel offended by sth, perhaps because you have understood it in the wrong way
• Would she take it amiss if I offered to help?
  我要是主动提出帮助，她会不会见怪？

牛津词典

adj.

• 不对；不正常
  wrong; not as it should be
  1. She sensed something was amiss and called the police.
     她觉得有点不对头，就叫了警察。

adv.

adv.

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不对的；不正常的；错误的
  If you say that something isamiss, you mean there is something wrong.
  1. Their instincts warned them something was amiss...
     他们直觉上感到有什么地方不对劲儿。
  2. Something is radically amiss in our health care system.
     我们的保健制度存在重大缺陷。
• PHRASE 会起作用；会称心如意；不会出错
  If you say that somethingwould not go amissorwould not come amiss, you mean that it would be pleasant and useful.
  1. A bit of charm and humour would not go amiss...
     人有点吸引力和幽默感总是好的。
  2. The cracks are showing in the walls and a lick of paint would not come amiss.
     墙面开始出现裂缝了，刷一点油漆就能补好。

双语例句

• She sensed something was amiss and called the police.
  她觉得有点不对头，就叫了警察。
• Originally, everything of everything, all is that I did amiss.
  原来，一切的一切，都是我做错了。
• The cracks are showing in the walls and a lick of paint would not come amiss.
  墙面开始出现裂缝了，刷一点油漆就能补好。
• I'm not sure if this is part of the problem but there's clearly something amiss.
  我不知道这是问题的一部分，但有明确的东西不对劲。
• Don't take it amiss if I point out your errors.
  假若我指出你的错误，请勿见怪。
• I hope you will not take it amiss that I venture to make a few criticisms of your article.
  假如我冒昧地对你的文章提出几点批评，希望你不要见怪。
• He did not know what was amiss, what he had been doing.
  他不知道出了什么差错也不知道自己在干什么。
• If you think something is amiss please let us know.
  假如你觉得有什么不妥，请让我们知道。
• You judge his character amiss.
  你对他的个性判断错误。
• I spoke to him about his habit of smoking, but he took it amiss.
  我和他谈起他抽烟的习惯，他却生气了。