🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

失败的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shī bài de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Botched/bɒtʃt/
adjectiveverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"失败的手术导致了严重的并发症。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Carried out badly or ineptly.

    "The botched surgery led to serious complications for the patient."
As verb
  1. 1

    To carry out a task badly or ineptly.

    "He botched the presentation by forgetting key points."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'botched' originates from the Middle English word 'botchen', which means to mend or patch. It evolved in the late 19th century to imply a poorly executed task, reflecting a shift from repair to failure in execution.

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