mis·car·riage /ˌmɪsˈkærɪʤ, ˈmɪsˌ/
失敗,誤送,流產
mis·car·riage /mɪsˈkærɪʤ/ 名詞
流產
Mis·car·riage n.
1. Unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; failure to attain a proper or desired result or reach a destination; as, a serious miscarriage of justice.
When a counselor, to save himself,
Would lay miscarriages upon his prince. --Dryden.
2. Ill conduct; evil or improper behavior; as, the failings and miscarriages of the righteous.
3. The act of bringing forth a child before the time it is viable; a premature birth, resulting in death of the fetus; spontaneous abortion.
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miscarriage
n 1: failure of a plan [syn: abortion]
2: a natural loss of the products of conception [syn: spontaneous
abortion, stillbirth] [ant: live birth]