calamity
/kəˈlæmɪtɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster灾祸; 灾难。
1.1
- mass noun disaster and distress灾难; 祸患; 痛苦; 不幸：
the journey had led to calamity and ruin.
这次旅行导致了灾难和毁灭。
派生词
calamitous
adjectivecalamitously
adverb词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'disaster and distress'）： from Old French calamite, from Latin calamitas.