catastrophe

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /kəˈtæstɹəfi/    美 /kəˈtæstɹəfi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any large and disastrous event of great significance. countable,uncountable
    — The Chernobyl disaster was a catastrophe.
  2. A disaster beyond expectations. countable,uncountable
  3. The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement. countable,uncountable
    — Pat : he comes like the Cataſtrophe of the old Comedie : my Cue is villanous Melancholly, with a ſighe like Tom o’ Bedlam.
  4. A type of bifurcation, where a system shifts between two stable states. countable,uncountable

词形变化

catastrophes plural catastrophë alternative,archaic

词汇关系

衍生词
Carter catastrophe castrophony catastrophal catastrophe bond catastrophe theory catastrophin catastrophize cat bond climatastrophe climate catastrophe cosy catastrophe cowtastrophe cozy catastrophe disastrophe ecocatastrophe error catastrophe eucatastrophe oxygenation catastrophe oxygen catastrophe supercatastrophe ultraviolet catastrophe vacuum catastrophe
相关词
anastrophe apostrophe cataclysm catastrophic catastrophism catastrophist metastrophe

词源

From Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ), from καταστρέφω (katastréphō, “to overturn”), from κατά (katá, “down, against”) + στρέφω (stréphō, “to turn”).
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