"befell" in Chinese (Traditional)
發生(不幸的事)降臨
Definition
指(尤其是不幸的事情)發生,常用於文學或正式語境。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
'Befall' 屬於正式且偏舊的用詞,多見於書面或文學體裁。幾乎只用於負面或悲劇性事件。日常口語很少用。常出現在被動語氣中,如 'tragedy befell the city'。
Examples
Great sadness befell the family after the accident.
意外發生後,巨大的悲傷**降臨**這個家庭。
No one knows what befell the missing explorers.
沒有人知道失蹤的探險家們**發生了什麼**。
A strange event befell the village that night.
那天晚上,一個奇怪的事件**發生**在村莊裡。
No one could have predicted what befell the peaceful town.
沒有人能預料這個安靜小鎮**會遭遇**什麼。
They still talk about the tragedy that befell the area years ago.
多年後人們仍然談論那場**降臨**該地區的悲劇。
Whatever befell him must have been truly unusual.
無論他**遇到了什麼**,那一定非常不尋常。