calamity

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n. 灾难, 不幸事件

发音

US /kəˈlæmɪti/

词形变化

calamities 复数 calamities

教材释义与例句

名词

灾难；不幸事件

释义与例句

n. C2
  1. 1.

    An event resulting in great loss.

    灾难

  2. 2.

    The distress that results from some disaster.

    灾难

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

disaster tragedy catastrophe cataclysm

上位词 2

misfortune bad luck

下位词 10

plague apocalypse famine tsunami meltdown visitation tidal wave act of God force majeure kiss of death

相关短语

Calamity Jane 珍妮的遭遇（电影名称）；女侠简恩；灾难的简 calamity howler calamity howlers

词源

From Middle French calamité, from Latin calamitās (“loss, damage; disaster”).

来源：wiktionary