calamity 音标拼音: [kəl'æməti] [kəl'æmɪti]
n . 灾难,不幸事件
灾难,不幸事件
calamity n 1 :
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune ; "
the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity "; "
the earthquake was a disaster " [
synonym : {
calamity }, {
catastrophe },
{
disaster }, {
tragedy }, {
cataclysm }]
Calamity \
Ca *
lam "
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ty \
n .;
pl . {
Calamities }. [
L .
calamitas ,
akin to in -
columis unharmed :
cf .
F .
calamit ['
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1 .
Any great misfortune or cause of misery ; --
generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil ,
either to communities or individuals .
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1913 Webster ]
Note :
The word calamity was first derived from calamus when the corn could not get out of the stalk . --
Bacon .
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Strokes of calamity that scathe and scorch the soul . --
W .
Irving .
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2 .
A state or time of distress or misfortune ;
misery .
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The deliberations of calamity are rarely wise .
--
Burke .
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Where '
er I came I brought calamity . --
Tennyson .
Syn :
Disaster ;
distress ;
affliction ;
adversity ;
misfortune ;
unhappiness ;
infelicity ;
mishap ;
mischance ;
misery ;
evil ;
extremity ;
exigency ;
downfall .
Usage : {
Calamity }, {
Disaster }, {
Misfortune }, {
Mishap },
{
Mischance }.
Of these words ,
calamity is the strongest .
It supposes a somewhat continuous state ,
produced not usually by the direct agency of man ,
but by natural causes ,
such as fire ,
flood ,
tempest ,
disease ,
etc ,
Disaster denotes literally ill -
starred ,
and is some unforeseen and distressing event which comes suddenly upon us ,
as if from hostile planet .
Misfortune is often due to no specific cause ;
it is simply the bad fortune of an individual ;
a link in the chain of events ;
an evil independent of his own conduct ,
and not to be charged as a fault .
Mischance and mishap are misfortunes of a trivial nature ,
occurring usually to individuals . "
A calamity is either public or private ,
but more frequently the former ;
a disaster is rather particular than private ;
it affects things rather than persons ;
journey ,
expedition ,
and military movements are often attended with disasters ;
misfortunes are usually personal ;
they immediately affect the interests of the individual ."
--
Crabb .
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1913 Webster ]
68 Moby Thesaurus words for "
calamity ":
accident ,
adversity ,
affliction ,
bane ,
blow ,
bugbear ,
burden ,
casualty ,
cataclysm ,
catastrophe ,
collapse ,
collision ,
contretemps ,
crack -
up ,
crash ,
cross ,
crushing burden ,
curse ,
death ,
desolation ,
destruction ,
devastation ,
disaster ,
disease ,
distress ,
evil ,
fatal accident ,
fatality ,
grief ,
grievance ,
hardship ,
harm ,
ill hap ,
infliction ,
misadventure ,
mischance ,
misery ,
misfortune ,
mishap ,
nasty blow ,
nemesis ,
open wound ,
pest ,
pestilence ,
pileup ,
plague ,
reverse ,
ruin ,
ruination ,
running sore ,
scourge ,
shipwreck ,
shock ,
smash ,
smashup ,
staggering blow ,
thorn ,
torment ,
tragedy ,
trial ,
tribulation ,
trouble ,
vexation ,
violent death ,
visitation ,
woe ,
wreck ,
wretchedness
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