请问 calamity 与 disaster 的区别?
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请问 calamity 与 disaster 的区别?
请问 calamity 与 disaster 的区别?
请问 calamity 与 disaster 的区别?
calamity
1 :a state of deep distress or misery caused by major misfortune or loss
2 :a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
disaser
1obsolete :an unfavorable aspect of a planet or star
2:a sudden calamitous event bringing great damage,loss,or destruction; broadly :a sudden or great misfortune or failure
disaster指“不可预测的意外事件所造成的灾难或不幸”,如:
These difficulties are caused by natural disasters.
这些困难都是由自然灾害造成的.
calamity指“巨大而严重的不幸或灾难”,如:
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a crushing calamity.
偷袭珍珠港(对美军来说)是一场毁灭性的灾难.
catastrophe指“突然造成极严重的灾难”或“异常的灾祸”,含“最终结局无法补偿之意”,如:
A big earthquake is a catastrophe.
大地震(对人类)是异常的灾祸.