calamity

英語

詞源

源自中古法語 calamité，源自拉丁語 calamitās (「損失；災難」)。

發音

• 國際音標^(幫助): /kəˈlæmɪti/

• （美國）音頻：

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• 斷字：ca‧lam‧i‧ty

名詞

calamity (複數 calamities)

1. 災難，災厄，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. […], 第 I 卷, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC，第 15 頁:

     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. （災難導致的）悲痛
   • 2013年8月14日, 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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近義詞

• 參見Thesaurus:disaster

衍生詞彙

• calamity howler

相關詞彙

• calamitous
• calamitously