hapless

a. unfortunate,unhappy,luckless,wretched倒运的，不幸的，倒霉的，悲惨的。
△Gent.1.1.32:“If haplywon,perhaps a hapless gain；”即使侥幸成功，也许会得不偿失。
△1H.VI.3.1.199: “Which is so plain that Ex-eter doth wish / His days may finish ere that haplesstime.”这迹象太明显了，爱克塞特只希望在那不幸的时候到来之前自己的寿限能够结束。
△2H.VI.1.1.226 (225):“Whileas the silly owner of the goods / Weeps over them,and wrings his hapless hands，”而同时那可怜的物主只能为它们而哭泣，扭绞着他那倒霉的双手。
△3H.VI.1.4.156:“See,ruthless queen,a hapless father's tears.”无情的王后，你看一看一个不幸的父亲的眼泪吧。
△3H.VI.5.6.15:“And I.the hapless male to one sweet bird.”我，一个可爱的雏儿的不幸的父亲

hapless[ˈhæplis]

adj.不幸的
‖ haplessly adv. haplessness n.