Calamity
[ kə'læməti ]
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n. 灾祸，灾难;不幸之事;困苦;不幸;
💡 词根助记
calam不幸+ity表名词 → 灾难，不幸
📝 例句
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity.
乐观者在灾难中可以看到希望。
They have found comfort under calamity, and refuge and hope in affliction.
他们在不幸中找到了安慰，在苦难中找到了庇护和希望。
We agreed that the war was in reality a calamity for civilization.
我们一致认为战争实质上是对文明的一场浩劫。
The recent flooding in the south was a calamity.
最近南方的洪水是一场灾难。
This is the way to keep off every calamity of life.
这是防止住生命中灾难的办法。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ cal-call召集,amity-友好、亲善:受灾难能召来友好的朋友
※ 谐音“客来妹啼”:客人来到后看到一个小妹妹在啼哭,这里肯定是发生了灾难
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
calamity
n
serious misfortune or disaster 灾祸; 灾难
The earthquake was the worst calamity in the country's history. 那次地震是全国有史以来最严重的灾难.
(joc 谑) There are worse calamities than failing your driving test. 比起你驾驶考试不合格来说, 更大的灾难还多著呢.
🔁 扩展释义
*[kә'læmiti]n. 灾难, 不幸事件
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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I'll have to stand up and let the elderly lady have my seat.
我得起来把座位让给这个老婆婆。
We have adopted much more flexible methods in our dealings.
我们在具体操作方法上灵活多了。
It is our satellite. It is quite near us in space.
它是我们的卫星。它离我们相当近，仅38万公里远。