词组 | chapter of accidents |
释义 | (redirected from chapter of accidents)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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