mid-13c., amis "off the mark," also "out of order," literally "on the miss," from a "in, on" (see a- (1)) + missen "fail to hit" (see miss (v.)). To take (something) amiss originally (late 14c.) was "to miss the meaning of" (see mistake). Now it means "to misinterpret in a bad sense."
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. A bit of charm and humour would not go amiss.
人有點(diǎn)吸引力和幽默感總是好的。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Something is radically amiss in our health care system.
我們的保健制度存在重大缺陷。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Their instincts warned them something was amiss.
他們直覺(jué)上感到有什么地方不對(duì)勁兒。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. She sensed something was amiss and called the police.
她覺(jué)得有點(diǎn)不對(duì)頭，就叫了警察。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
5. His joke was taken amiss by some of the company.