calamity是什么意思,calamity怎么用

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calamity

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📰 外刊例句

That gold is surging makes a certain degree of sense: the metal is seen to be a hedge against calamity and economic hardship. 金价飙升在一定程度上是有道理的:这种金属被视为抵御灾难和经济困难的对冲工具。

—— 《经济学人》

—— 《纽约时报》


📖 基本释义

[noun] an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster
[名词] 造成巨大且常常是突然的损害或痛苦的事件;灾难


💡 深入解读

从词形上来看, calamity 是一个很容易与单词 calumny (诽谤)相混淆的单词,两者可以一并联想记忆。从词源上来看, calamity 源自于拉丁语calamitatem(损坏、损失、失败;灾难、不幸、逆境),最早于15世纪初由古法语calamite进入英语,也是用来表示“灾难、灾祸”以及“不幸、痛苦、苦难”,侧重指以巨大损失和持久痛苦为特点的突发灾难性事件,以及指因重大不幸或损失而导致的极度痛苦或悲惨状态

It is not his custom to look out for distant calamity.将来会发生些什么不幸的事,他从不远虑。

They will only triumph by persevering in their struggle against natural calamities.他们只有坚持不懈地与自然灾害作斗争,才能取得胜利。


📚 名著用例

Affliction is enamoured of thy parts, And thou art wedded to calamity . 你已经和坎坷的命运结下了不解之缘。

— 出自《莎士比亚创作的戏剧《罗密欧与朱丽叶》( Romeo and Juliet )。》


🔍 同近义词

  • adversity: a difficult or unpleasant situation
  • blight: a thing that spoils or damages something
  • woe: things that cause sorrow or distress; troubles
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