calamity

disaster, calamity, catastrophe, misfortune

名词 calamity:

1. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
   同义词：catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm

1. She is always on the alert for some new calamity.
   她总是保持警觉以防某种新的灾难。
2. The attack on Pearl Harbor was a crushing calamity.
   偷袭珍珠港(对美军来说)是一场毁灭性的灾难。
3. More than 50 people were killed in this calamity.
   这次灾难中有五十多人丧生。

ca.lam.i.ty

n.（名词）
【复数】 ca.lam.i.ties
An event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; a disaster:
灾难：带来可怕的损失、持久的不幸或严重痛苦的事件；一场灾难：
例句：
A hurricane would be a calamity for this low-lying coastal region.See Synonyms at disaster
对于这地势很低的海滨地区，飓风将是一场灾难参见 disaster

Dire distress resulting from loss or tragedy.
不幸：由于损失或不幸而导致的极度痛苦

来源：
Middle English calamite
中古英语 calamite
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin calamit3s
源自 拉丁语 calamit3s