untoward
英 [?nt?'w??d; ?n't???d]
美[?n't?rd]
- adj. 不幸的；麻煩的；倔強的；困難的
英英釋意
- 1. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society;
- "was buried with indecent haste"
- "indecorous behavior"
- "language unbecoming to a lady"
- "unseemly to use profanity"
- "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
- 2. contrary to your interests or welfare;
- "adverse circumstances"
- "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"