“倒霉”一词在《现代汉语词典》中的意思是遇事不利,遭遇不好,也作“倒楣”。据考证,“倒楣”一词,本是浙江一带的方言,意思是指事情不顺利或运气不好。此语产生的时间算来不长,大约出现在明朝后期。明朝因袭隋唐以来的科举取士制度,科举成为读书人出人头地的唯一出路。因此,科场内的竞争也就越来越激烈。虽然明朝有相对完善的监考制度,但仍然无法遏止愈演愈烈的作弊之风。一般的读书人要想在科场中胜出,是极为不易的事。为了求个吉利,在科举考试之前, “Unlucky ” in the “Modern Chinese Dictionary” in the meaning of a negative event, encountered bad, but also “unlucky ”. According to research, “unfortunate,” the word, this is the dialect in the vicinity of Zhejiang, meaning that things are not smooth or bad luck. The term generated by this term is not long, about appear in the late Ming Dynasty. Because of the system of imperial examinations and acquisitions of the Ming Dynasty since the Sui and Tang dynasties, the imperial examination became the only way out for the scholar. Therefore, the competition within the department is also more and more intense. Although the Ming Dynasty has a relatively sound censorship system, it still can not stop the growing cheating style. Ordinary scholar in order to win the section, is extremely difficult thing. In order to find auspicious, before the exam examination,