詞語：disaster
disaster是什麼意思
簡明英漢詞典
disaster
[di5zB:stE]
n.
災難, 天災, 災禍
美國傳統詞典[雙解]
disaster
dis.as.ter
AHD:[d1-z2s「t…r, -s2s「-]
D.J.[di6z#st*, -6s#s-]
K.K.[d!6z#st+, -6s#s-]
n.（名詞）
(1)An occurrence causing widespread destruction and distress; a catastrophe.
災難，大禍：偶發事件引起大範圍的破壞和痛苦；大災難
(2)A grave misfortune.
致命的不幸
(3)Informal A total failure:
【非正式用語】 徹底的失敗：
The dinner party was a disaster.
宴會徹底失敗
(4)Obsolete An evil influence of a star or planet.
【廢語】 恆星或行星邪惡的影響
語源
(1)French desastre
法語 desastre
(2)from Italian disastro
源自 意大利語 disastro
(3)dis- [pejorative pref.] from Latin dis- * see dis-
dis- [輕蔑語前綴] 源自 拉丁語 dis- *參見 dis-
(4)astro [star] from Latin astrum from Greek astron * see ster- 3
astro [星] 源自 拉丁語 astrum 源自 希臘語 astron *參見 ster- 3
參考詞彙
(1)disaster， calamity， catastrophe， cataclysm
(2)These nouns refer to an event having fatal or ruinous results.
這些名詞均指帶來致命的或毀滅的結果的事件。
(3)Disaster generally implies great destruction, hardship, or loss of life:
Disaster 一般暗示巨大的破壞、困難或喪失生命：
「A nuclear disaster, spread by winds and waters and fear, could well engulf the great and the small, the rich and the poor, the committed and the uncommitted alike」 (John F. Kennedy).
「核災難，由風、水和恐懼而傳播出去，可完全吞噬大國、小國、富國、窮國，以及結盟的和不結盟的國家」 （約翰·F·肯尼迪）。
(4)Calamity emphasizes distress, grief, or the sense of loss:
Calamity 強調痛苦、悲傷或失落感：
「the heaviest calamity in English history, the breach with America」 (James George Frazer).
「英國歷史上最沉重的災難，是和美國關係的破裂「 （詹姆斯·喬治·弗雷澤）。
(5)Catastrophe especially stresses the sense of a tragic final outcome:
Catastrophe 特別強調最後的悲劇結果：
「The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking, and we thus drift toward unparalleled catastrophes」 (Albert Einstein). A
「無需再思考，原子發出的能量已改變了一切，因此我們還走向史無前例的災難」 （愛伯特·愛因斯坦）。
(6)cataclysm is a violent upheaval that brings about a fundamental change:
Cataclysm 指巨大的劫亂，從而帶來根本性的改變：
old aristocratic institutions destroyed by the revolutionary cataclysm.
已被革命劇變打破的舊的貴族統治
現代英漢詞典
disaster
[dI5zB:stE(r); (?@) dIz5AstEr]
n.
災難；災禍；天災
The floods were a disaster.
洪水是一種災害。
現代英漢綜合大辭典
disaster
[di5zB:stE]
n.
天災; 災難; 不幸, 禍患
繼承用法
disasterridden
adj.
災難深重的
習慣用語
court disaster
惹禍
invite disaster
惹禍
walk with disaster
與災禍打交道, 招致災難
特殊用法
air pollution disaster
空氣污染事故; 空氣污染災害
ecological disaster
生態災禍
economic disaster
經濟浩劫
environmental disaster
環境災難, 生態災難
natural disaster
自然災害
public disaster
公害
參考詞彙
disaster calamity calastrophe
都含有「災難」的意思。
(1)disaster指「不可預測的意外事件所造成的災難或不幸」, 如:
These difficulties are caused by natural disasters.
這些困難都是由自然災害造成的。
(2)calamity指「巨大而嚴重的不幸或災難」, 如:
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a crushing calamity.
偷襲珍珠港(對美軍來說)是一場毀滅性的災難。
(3)catastrophe指「突然造成極嚴重的災難」或「異常的災禍」, 含「最終結局無法補償之意」, 如:
A big earthquake is a catastrophe.
大地震(對人類)是異常的災禍。
用法詞典
disaster
dis- 離開 + aster 星。disaster原是注定命運的星宿已離開，人就要遭不幸即「災難」來臨
英文相關詞典
disaster
accidentcalamitycasualtycatastrophemisfortunemishaptragedy
[七國語言]英漢公共大詞典
disaster
災難
[七國語言]英漢礦業大詞典
disaster
災難, 災禍
美國傳統詞典
disaster
dis.as.ter
AHD:[d1-z2s「t…r, -s2s「-]
D.J.[di6z#st*, -6s#s-]
K.K.[d!6z#st+, -6s#s-]
n.
(1)An occurrence causing widespread destruction and distress; a catastrophe.
(2)A grave misfortune.
(3)Informal A total failure:
The dinner party was a disaster.
(4)Obsolete An evil influence of a star or planet.
語源
(1)French desastre
(2)from Italian disastro
(3)dis- [pejorative pref.] from Latin dis- * see dis-
(4)astro [star] from Latin astrum from Greek astron * see ster- 3
參考詞彙
(1)disaster, calamity, catastrophe, cataclysm
(2)These nouns refer to an event having fatal or ruinous results.
(3)Disaster generally implies great destruction, hardship, or loss of life:
「A nuclear disaster, spread by winds and waters and fear, could well engulf the great and the small, the rich and the poor, the committed and the uncommitted alike」 (John F. Kennedy).
(4)Calamity emphasizes distress, grief, or the sense of loss:
「the heaviest calamity in English history, the breach with America」 (James George Frazer).
(5)Catastrophe especially stresses the sense of a tragic final outcome:
「The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking, and we thus drift toward unparalleled catastrophes」 (Albert Einstein). A
(6)cataclysm is a violent upheaval that brings about a fundamental change:
old aristocratic institutions destroyed by the revolutionary cataclysm.
英漢船舶大詞典
disaster
n.天災,災害,災難,事故
朗文英漢綜合電腦詞典
disaster
災難性，事故，故障
英漢地質大詞典
disaster
n.災害
英漢法學大詞典
disaster
n.不幸 ,禍 ,災,災害
英漢紡織大詞典
disaster
n.災難,事故
英漢環境大詞典
disaster
n.災害,災難
英漢航空大詞典
disaster
n.災維,災禍
英漢化學大詞典
disaster
n.災難,自然災害,故障
英漢海運大詞典
disaster
海難，不幸，慘事，災難，事故
基本詞義
disaster
災難，事故
基本詞義
disaster
災難
基本詞義
disaster
海難，災難，不幸，慘事，事故
英漢計算機大詞典
disaster
n.災難(自然災害,故障)
英漢機械大詞典
disaster
n.災難,事故
英漢建築大詞典
disaster
n.事故,故障
英漢農牧林大詞典
disaster
n.災害
英漢能源大詞典
disaster
n.災難,自然災害,故障
英漢水利大詞典
disaster
n.自然災害,天災,災難
英漢消防大詞典
disaster
(大)災難
英漢心理學大詞典
disaster
災難
英漢醫學大詞典
disaster
n.災禍