Question of the Day #721

After plodding through the star-crossed Jeremy Pruitt era, entertaining is a good start, but pushing or upsetting Florida would be a season-defining moment.

From the headline of this article at Saturday Down South.

上記の文で、star-crossedの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "star-crossed" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

星回りの悪い、薄幸な

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

not favored by the stars : ILL-FATED

語源

The Phrase Finderによると、

1592年のシェークスピアの「ロミオとジュリエット」の下記の下りから。
"A paire of starre-crost louers, take their life."

Etymology

According to The Phrase Finder,

The phrase originates from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, 1592:
"A paire of starre-crost louers, take their life."

Examples

• It is a sad tale when the most star-crossed party in history has to initiate such a debate.
• Role-playing video games have particularly featured star-crossed couples.
• However, he still wishes to confirm whether he is the star-crossed lover.
• After our star-crossed trip to Paris, my timekeeping became meticulous.
  Tony Parsons MAN AND WIFE (2002)
• The show originally followed the adventures of two star-crossed college roommates who are on the quest for popularity in their big city school.
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