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cataclysm/ˈkætəkliz(ə)m/n. 1a a violent, esp. social or political, upheaval or disaster (尤指社会或政治的)大动乱,大灾难 b a great change 巨大变化;巨大变革 2 a great flood or deluge 洪水,大暴雨 □ cataclysmal /-ˈklizm(ə)l/ adj.□ cataclysmic /-ˈklizmik/ adj.□ cataclysmically /-ˈklizmik(ə)li/ adv.[French cataclysme via Latin cataclysmus from Greek kataklusmos (as CATA- + klusmos ‘flood’ from kluzō ‘wash’)] |