💡 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

Is room service available?
有房间服务吗？
The menu is dirty, Would you bring me a clean one, please?
这菜单是脏的，请你拿个干净的给我。
What's wrong with you?
你怎么回事？
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📊 同为高级词汇

warming n. 暖和, 加温, 暖热, 温暖, (非正式)打, 鞭打
consolation n. 安慰, 令人安慰的事物\\n[法] 安慰, 慰问
biography n. 传记;档案;传记体文学;个人简介;
clang n. 当当声, 铿锵声\\nvi. 发出当当声, 发铿锵声\\nvt. 使发铿锵声
falcon n. 猎鹰;
profane adj. 不敬（神）的;渎神的;亵渎的;世俗的; vt. 不敬；亵渎，玷污; n. 未受秘传的人;
tactics n. 战术;策略，手段;用兵学;[语]法素学;
e'er adv. (=ever)曾经, 到底
ewe n. 母羊;
sieve n. [粮食][矿]筛子;滤网;不能保守秘密的人，嘴不严的人; v. 筛，筛选;滤;
lemonade n. 柠檬汽水;一杯（或一瓶）柠檬饮料;
embroidery n. 刺绣;刺绣品;粉饰，修饰;
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🔤 更多 C 开头的单词

C-reactive protein
ceased
chalks
Chislev
climbing hemp-vine
come along with
compressive intercept receiver
continuous optimization program
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