Star-crossed describes people — almost always lovers — whose situation is set against them from the start, so the happy ending was never really possible. The idea behind it is old astrology: your life is written in the stars, and if the stars are crossed, badly placed, then no matter how much the two people love each other, something outside them will pull them apart. Families, war, illness, timing, death.

Star-crossed describes說的是 people一種人 — almost always lovers幾乎都是情侶 — whose situation他們的處境 from the start從一開始 is set against them就跟他們作對， so所以 the happy ending快樂結局 was never really possible從來就不真的可能。 The idea behind it它背後的想法 is old astrology是古老的占星術： your life你的人生 is written in the stars寫在星星裡， and if而如果 the stars星星 are crossed交錯了、 badly placed位置排得不好， then那麼 no matter how much the two people love each other無論兩個人多相愛， something outside them他們之外的某個東西 will pull them apart都會把他們拉開。 Families家人、 war戰爭、 illness疾病、 timing時機、 death死亡。

It is important that the trouble comes from outside. If two people simply argue too much and break up, that is not star-crossed — that is just a bad relationship. Star-crossed means the love itself is fine; the world around it is not.

the trouble麻煩 comes from outside來自外面， It is important這一點很重要。 If如果 two people兩個人 simply只是 argue too much吵得太兇 and break up而分手， that那 is not star-crossed不是 star-crossed — that那 is just只是 a bad relationship一段不好的感情。 Star-crossed means意思是 the love itself愛情本身 is fine沒有問題； the world around it周圍的世界 is not才有問題。

The word is literary and slightly dramatic. Nobody says it about their own life without smiling a little.

The word這個字 is literary and slightly dramatic文學味重、帶點戲劇性。 Nobody沒有人 about their own life說到自己的人生時 says it用這個字 without smiling a little而不帶一點微笑。

You meet it in book reviews, film blurbs, and newspaper headlines about doomed romances, and in the fixed phrase 'star-crossed lovers'. Sports writers stretch it to teams that always lose at the last moment, which is a loose use, but a common one.

You你 in book reviews在書評、 film blurbs電影簡介， and newspaper headlines about doomed romances和寫注定失敗戀情的報紙標題裡 meet it會遇到它， and in the fixed phrase也會在固定片語 'star-crossed lovers'「被命運作對的戀人」裡遇到。 Sports writers體育記者 stretch it to把它延伸去說 always lose at the last moment總在最後一刻輸掉的 teams球隊， which is那是 a loose use一種鬆的用法， but a common one但很常見。