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cat·a·clysm AHD[kătʹə-klĭz'əm] D.J.[ˈkætəˌklɪzəm]K.K.[ˈkætəˌklɪzəm]n.(名词)- A violent upheaval that causes great destruction or brings about a fundamental change.See Synonyms at disaster 巨变:引起巨大破坏或重大改变的激烈变动 参见 disaster
- A violent and sudden change in the earth's crust.灾变:地壳的剧烈而突然的改变
- A devastating flood.灾难性的大洪水
- French cataclysme 法语 cataclysme
- from Latin cataclysmos [deluge] 源自 拉丁语 cataclysmos [大洪水]
- from Greek kataklusmos 源自 希腊语 kataklusmos
- from katakluzein [to inundate] 源自 katakluzein [泛滥]
- kata- [intensive pref.] * see cata- kata- [强调性前缀] * 参见 cata-
- kluzein [to wash away] kluzein [冲走]
cat'aclysʹmic AHD[-klĭzʹmĭk] 或 cat'a·clysʹmal [-klĭzʹməl] (形容词) |