【1】负的，负面的
仅用作定语。
【例】Some other negative effects of the sharp fall in the stock market are high unemployment, high inflation, minus economic growth, and social unrest.
证券市场急剧下降的其他一些负效应是高失业率、高通货膨胀、经济负增长和社会不稳定。
【2】减去
【例】Gross profit is sales minus production cost.
销售额减去生产成本就是毛利。
miscarry
（信件等）未到达目的地，被误投
注意：因其为不及物动词，以信件等做主语时只可用主动语态。
【例】We are afraid that our previous enquiry might have miscarried, and would like to repeat it as follows: ...
恐怕我们上次的询价（函）已被误投，愿重述如下：……
misfortune
不幸事故，灾祸
【例】Cargo insurance is a necessity for import and export traders since it provides financial protection against unexpected misfortunes.
货物保险对进口商和出口商都是必需的，因为它可以为不可预料的不幸事故提供经济担保。