プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
ふぐう【不遇】
〔世に知られないこと〕obscurity;〔不幸せ〕misfortune
不遇の obscure; unfortunate
不遇をかこつ
lament [bemoan] one's ill fate
不遇時代が長かった
His days of obscurity lasted long.
一生不遇で終わった
He lived his entire life with no chance to rise in the world.
40代は不遇の地位にあった
He was in an obscure position during his forties.