calamity

英语[编辑]

源自中古法語 calamité，源自拉丁語 calamitās (“损失；灾难”)。

calamity (複數 calamities)

灾难，灾厄，浩劫
- Template:RQ:Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet
- 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Age and Youth”, 出自 Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], 卷 I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC，頁號 15:
  Yet, at that moment, she felt as if the acquisition of these gems were a calamity. Their possession involved separation from her uncle，源自every relic of home affections, and from all that yet lingered with her of her childhood.
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- Template:RQ:Conrad Heart of Darkness
（灾难导致的）悲痛
- 2013年8月14日，Daniel Taylor， The Guardian‎^[1]:
  They were behind twice, first in the 11th minute when James Morrison scored a goal that was a personal calamity for Hart, and then four minutes into the second half when Kenny Miller eluded Gary Cahill to score with a splendid left-foot drive.
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