"a fine state of affairs" 怎么发音

expression

uh FINE STAYT uh-FAIRZ

释义

Used ironically to mean a bad, difficult, or problematic situation. It expresses annoyance, disappointment, or sarcasm about how things have turned out.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈfaɪn/ /ˈsteɪt/ /ˈəv/ /əˈfɛɹz

英式英语

æɪ/ /fæːn/ /stˈeɪt/ /ˈɒv/ /ɐfˈeəz

简化发音

美式

uh FINE STAYT uh-FAIRZ

英式

uh FINE STAYT uh-FAIRZ

语境中听

Well, this is a fine state of affairs — my phone is gone and the keys are missing!

That's a fine state of affairs — we can't finish the project on time now.

It's raining, the car won't start, and I forgot my umbrella. A fine state of affairs, indeed.

Oh great, the printer ran out of ink right before my deadline. A fine state of affairs!