adversity /ad'v3:sati; ad'vssati/ n (pl -ties). 1 [U] condition of adverse fortune; trouble: 逆境; 厄運(yùn); 患難; 艱難: be patient/cheerful in ~. 在逆境中具堅(jiān)忍 (振奮) 的精神; 逆來順受。 A brave man smiles in the face of ~. 一個(gè)勇敢的人臨難不懼。 2 [C] advert/aerosol misfortune; affliction. 不幸; 災(zāi)難; 禍患。