calamity

英语

词源

源自中古法语 calamité，源自拉丁语 calamitās (“损失；灾难”)。

发音

• 国际音标^(帮助)：/kəˈlæmɪti/

• （美国）音频：

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• 断字：ca‧lam‧i‧ty

名词

calamity (复数 calamities)

1. 灾难，灾厄，浩劫
   • Template:RQ:Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet
   • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Age and Youth”, 出自 Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], 卷 I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC，页号 15:

     Yet, at that moment, she felt as if the acquisition of these gems were a calamity. Their possession involved separation from her uncle，源自every relic of home affections, and from all that yet lingered with her of her childhood.

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   • Template:RQ:Conrad Heart of Darkness
2. （灾难导致的）悲痛
   • 2013 8月 14, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian‎^[1]:

     They were behind twice, first in the 11th minute when James Morrison scored a goal that was a personal calamity for Hart, and then four minutes into the second half when Kenny Miller eluded Gary Cahill to score with a splendid left-foot drive.

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近义词

• 参见Thesaurus:disaster

衍生词汇

• calamity howler

相关词汇

• calamitous
• calamitously