catastrophe

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n. 大灾难, 大祸 [化] 突变

发音

US /kəˈtæstɹəfi/
UK /kəˈtæstɹəfi/

词形变化

catastrophes 复数 catastrophes

别名

catastrophy catastrophë

教材释义与例句

名词

大灾难；大祸；惨败

a terrible event in which there is a lot of destruction, suffering, or death

From all points of view, war would be a catastrophe.

从各个方面来看，战争都会是一场灾难。

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    Any large and disastrous event of great significance.

    灾难

    灾殃

    灾害

    灾祸

    可数 不可数

    The Chernobyl disaster was a catastrophe.

  2. 2.

    A disaster beyond expectations.

    灾难

    可数 不可数 商务 金融
  3. 3.

    The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement.

    可数 不可数 语言学
  4. 4.

    A type of bifurcation, where a system shifts between two stable states.

    可数 不可数 数学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

disaster tragedy calamity cataclysm

上位词 5

misfortune hardship adversity bad luck hard knocks

下位词 10

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

相关短语

catastrophe theory [化] 突变论 catastrophe bond catastrophe bonds error catastrophe vacuum catastrophe ultraviolet catastrophe oxygen catastrophe 大氧化事件 cosy catastrophe climate catastrophe Carter catastrophe cozy catastrophe oxygenation catastrophe Oxygen Catastrophe Oxygenation Catastrophe

词源

From Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ), from καταστρέφω (katastréphō, “to overturn”), from κατά (katá, “down, against”) + στρέφω (stréphō, “to turn”).

来源：wiktionary