catastrophe

disaster, calamity, catastrophe, misfortune

名词 catastrophe:

1. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
   同义词：calamity, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm
2. a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
   同义词：disaster
3. a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
   同义词：cataclysm

1. Their other problems paled into insignificance beside this latest catastrophe.
   最近发生这一灾祸後，他们其他的问题都显得无关重要了。
2. An occurrence causing widespread destruction and distress; a catastrophe.
   灾难，大祸偶发事件引起大范围的破坏和痛苦; 大灾难
3. Because of the failure the catastrophe will be coming.
   因为失败，大祸就要来临了。
4. The earthquake was a terrible catastrophe.
   这次地震是个可怕的灾难。

ca.tas.tro.phe

n.（名词）
A great, often sudden calamity.See Synonyms at disaster
大灾难：大的，通常是突然的灾难参见 disaster
A complete failure; a fiasco:
大败：彻底的失败；惨败：
例句：
The food was cold, the guests quarreled—the whole dinner was a catastrophe.
食物是冷的，客人们又吵了起来——整个晚宴是一次彻底的失败

The concluding action of a drama, especially a classical tragedy, following the climax and containing a resolution of the plot.
悲剧的结局：戏剧尤指古典悲剧结局部分紧随着高潮发生并且包括情节的解释
A sudden violent change in the earth`s surface; a cataclysm.
灾变：地表突然而猛烈的变动；灾变

来源：
Greek katastrophô [an overturning, ruin, conclusion]
希腊语 katastrophô [推翻，毁灭，结论]
from katastrephein [to ruin, undo]
源自 katastrephein [毁灭，使败坏]
kata- [cata-]
kata- [前缀，表.向下，之下.]
strephein [to turn] * see streb(h)-
strephein [翻转] *参见 streb(h)-