calamity

calamity

英[kəˈlæməti]美[kəˈlæməti]

n.灾祸，灾难，不幸之事，困苦，不幸；

复数：calamities;

例句

a dire calamity可怕的灾难

The marriage proved to be the greatest calamity of his life.事实证明这桩婚姻是他一生中*大的不幸。

An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.乐观者于一个灾难中看到一个希望，悲观者于一个希望中看到一个灾难。出自：英语谚语

Calamity and prosperity are the touchstones of integrity.不幸与幸运都是正直的试金石.

Selfishness provokes war. Hatred rouses generations of calamity.一己的私欲可以引起战端, 一念的仇恨可以祸延子孙.

Calamity occurs in successive years.灾祸连年.

This thesis expounds the causes of geological calamity and region geological calamity forewarning principle.论述了地质灾害的成因和区域地质灾害预警原理.

Even a greater natural calamity cannot daunt us.再大的自然灾害也压不垮我们.

The recent flooding in the south was a calamity.*近南方的洪水是一场灾难.

The frost last week was a great calamity to the citrus industry.上周的霜冻对柑橘种植业是一场大灾难.

同义词

n.

calamity的同义词之：不幸;苦难

accidentmishapmisfortune

calamity的同义词之：灾难;大祸

catastrophedisastertragedy

calamity的同义词之：其他释义

catastrophegriefmishapnightmaremisadventureaccidentdisastermisfortunetragedycancer

同义词解析

以下这些名词均表示"灾难"或"不幸" 的意思

disaster：普通用词，指大破坏、痛苦或伤亡。

calamity：多指个人的不幸，比disaster严重，强调灾难引起的悲痛以及对于损失的感觉。

catastrophe：语气*强，指可怕的灾难，强调*终的结*。

misfortune：普通用词，多批较为严重的不幸，强调不幸多由外界因素所致。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

N-VAR

灾难;灾祸; 祸患

A calamity is an event that causes a great deal of damage, destruction, or personal distress.

例句

He described drugs as the greatest calamity of the age...他称*品是这个时代*大的祸害。...the calamity of war...兵燹战祸

英汉词典释义

n.

灾祸, 灾难

If we had been careful such a calamity would not have befallen us.假如我们谨慎的话, 这种灾难不会降临到我们的头上。The marriage proved to be the greatest calamity of his life.事实证明这桩婚姻是他一生中*大的不幸。

不幸之事

英英词典释义

Noun

1. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune;

"the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity""the earthquake was a disaster"

行业词典

法律： 灾害；