💡 词根助记

calam不幸+ity表名词 → 灾难，不幸

📝 例句

An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity.
乐观者在灾难中可以看到希望。
They have found comfort under calamity, and refuge and hope in affliction.
他们在不幸中找到了安慰，在苦难中找到了庇护和希望。
We agreed that the war was in reality a calamity for civilization.
我们一致认为战争实质上是对文明的一场浩劫。
The recent flooding in the south was a calamity.
最近南方的洪水是一场灾难。
This is the way to keep off every calamity of life.
这是防止住生命中灾难的办法。

🌱 联想助记

【记】※ cal-call召集,amity-友好、亲善:受灾难能召来友好的朋友 ※ 谐音“客来妹啼”:客人来到后看到一个小妹妹在啼哭,这里肯定是发生了灾难

✅ 同义词

havoc apocalypse holocaust misfortune mishap accident tragedy cataclysm catastrophe chaos confusion debacle destruction disaster fatefulness fatality

🔴 反义词

joy bliss blithe felicity godspeed happiness

📖 牛津释义

calamity n serious misfortune or disaster 灾祸; 灾难 The earthquake was the worst calamity in the country's history. 那次地震是全国有史以来最严重的灾难. (joc 谑) There are worse calamities than failing your driving test. 比起你驾驶考试不合格来说, 更大的灾难还多著呢.

🔁 扩展释义

*[kә'læmiti]n. 灾难, 不幸事件

📖 同为「博士」词汇

barbarous adj. 粗野的;野蛮的;残暴的;粗声粗气的;
exterminate vt. 消灭;根除;
terrace n. 台阶，阶地;阳台;柱廊，门廊;斜坡上房屋间的街巷; vt. 把（如山坡或坡地）修成梯田;给（如房屋）建阳台;
suffrage n. （政治性选举的）选举权，投票权;
wistful adj. 渴望的;沉思的，默想的;引起怀念的;不满足似的;
acquaint vt. 使熟悉;使认识;把某事通知某人，告知;
carton n. 尤指装食品或液体的)硬纸盒;塑料盒;硬纸盒（或塑料盒）所装物品;纸板盒; vt. 用盒包装;
cod n. 鳕鱼;鳕鱼肉;袋，包;阴囊; v. 哄骗，愚弄;
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🗣️ 情景例句

He lost his money due to his own carelessness.
由于大意，他丢了钱。
To be born
出生
Do you feel like going to that new disco?
你想去那个新开的迪厅
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📊 同为高级词汇

Louisiana n. 路易斯安那(美国州名)
explosive adj. 爆炸的;易爆炸的;突增的;暴躁的; n. 爆炸物，炸药;[语言学] 爆破音;
healthful adj. 有益于健康的;
morsel n. 一口;（尤指食物）小块，碎屑;
frosty adj. 严寒的;霜冻的;冷淡的;灰白的;
latch n. 门闩;弹簧锁; vt.& vi. 闩上;用碰锁锁上（门等）;抓住，占有;
garret n. 层顶层, 阁楼, 顶楼, 头
lighting n. 照明, 照明设备, 舞台灯光
tinkle n. 叮当声\\nvt. 使发丁当的声, 叮当地发出\\nvi. 叮当作响
skipper n. 船长;队长;机长;跳跃者; vt. 担任船长、球队队长等;
forsake vt. 放弃，舍弃;断念;摒弃（坏习惯）;
broth n. 肉汤;培养基;
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🔤 更多 C 开头的单词

C. N. S.
cascade rotary pump
chalupa
ciliary dysentery
circular of stock taking
coded instruction
complete chill
correctness proof
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