| 词组 | a chapter of accidents |
| 释义 | a chapter of accidentsA situation or series of events characterized by multiple problems or mishaps. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Despite all of our planning, the birthday party was a chapter of accidents. a chapter of accidentsBRITISH, FORMALIf you talk about a chapter of accidents, you mean a series of unlucky events. Luckily for him, few people were witness to this chapter of accidents. In fiction, however, such a chapter of accidents can end up seeming comic. Note: This expression has been used many times by various writers. One of the earliest uses is `the chapter of accidents is the longest chapter in the book', the book being the story of a person's life or a record of a particular event. a chapter of accidentsa series of unfortunate events.This expression was apparently coined by Lord Chesterfield in a letter to Solomon Dayrolles in 1753 : ‘The chapter of knowledge is a very short, but the chapter of accidents is a very long one’. a ˌchapter of ˈaccidentsa series of unlucky events or mistakes in a short period of time: The reorganization of the company has been a chapter of accidents! |
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