Disaster
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[编辑] 解释
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- n.灾难, 大不幸
- ［英］ n.灾难, 大不幸 ( calamity; catastrophe, cataclysm)
- ［记］ dis+aster ( 星星) -> 星位不正 -> 灾难
- ［同］ 同根词: asterisk ( 星号) ;asteroid ( 星状的)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
noun
- Etymology: Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French desastre, from Old Italian disastro, from dis- (from Latin) + astro star, from Latin astrum — more at astral
- Date: 1568
- 1. obsolete an unfavorable aspect of a planet or star
- 2. a sudden calamitous event bringing great damage, loss, or destruction; broadly a sudden or great misfortune or failure <the party was a disaster>
