adj.倒霉的;不幸的
The real reason doesn't ascribe to the hapless employee, but for boss' emotion. 真正的原因并不在于那個倒霉的員工,而是老板的情緒。
His hapless lover was knocked down by a car. 他那不幸的戀人被汽車撞倒了。
All of them were hapless victims of this hurricane. 他們都是這場颶風的不幸受害者。