disaster

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /dɪˈzɑːs.təː/|[dɪˈzɑːs.təː]   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment. countable,uncountable
    — People would suffer disasters when society's morality degenerates.
  2. An unforeseen event causing great loss, upset or unpleasantness of whatever kind. countable,uncountable
    — And no use for anyone to tell Charles that this was because the Family was in mourning for Mr Granville Darracott […]: Charles might only have been second footman at Darracott Place for a couple of months when that disaster occurred, but no one could gammon him into thinking that my lord cared a spangle for his heir.
  3. A skateboard trick involving a 180-degree ollie, landing on the center of the board with the front trucks facing towards the ramp and the back trucks over the lip. The skater then leans forwards to return in the ramp. countable,uncountable

词形变化

disasters plural disastre alternative,archaic

词汇关系

近义词
adversity apocalypse calamity catastrophe disaster misery qualm woe
上位词
occurrence
下位词
doomsday event natural disaster avalanche rockslide mudslide earthquake seaquake flood tidal wave tsunami eruption cataclysm blizzard drought hailstorm tornado epidemic famine
衍生词
blizzaster disaster area disasterclass disaster film disaster flora disasterless disasterly disaster movie disasteroid disasterpiece disaster tourism disaster tourist disaster waiting to happen disastrophe ecodisaster megadisaster minidisaster natural disaster nondisaster post-disaster postdisaster predisaster recipe for disaster
相关词
misfortune accident dumpster fire mishap misadventure mischance tire fire disastrous disastrously

词源

From Middle French desastre, from Italian disastro, from dis- + astro (“star”), from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.
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