/kəˈlæmɪti/
意味: 災難
例文: Kai called mismatched socks a global calamity.
カイは靴下の不一致を世界的災難と呼んだ。
言葉のよくある組み合わせ: natural calamity(自然災害), great calamity(大きな災難), economic calamity(経済的災難)
定義: 大きな不幸や災難のこと。人々や社会に大きな影響を与える出来事。自然災害や経済的な問題など、予期せぬ悪い出来事を指す。
calamityは約600,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。
Definitions(定義)
Noun: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
Parts of Speech(品詞)
Noun
Examples(例文)
Noun: the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity
Noun: the earthquake was a disaster
Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)
Synonyms(類語): calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy
Antonyms(反意語):
Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)
Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): misfortune
Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): adversity, calamity, hardship, knock, mishap, pity
Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): act of god, apocalypse, famine, kiss of death, meltdown, plague, tidal wave, tsunami, visitation
Derivationally Related Words(派生語)
Derivationally Related Words: calamitous, cataclysmal, cataclysmic, disastrous, tragic, tragical
Categories(カテゴリー)
Domain Categories: general
Usage Category: common
Usage Context: general
Grammatical Notes:
countable noun
Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)
Prefixes(接頭辞):
Suffixes(接尾辞): ity
Exam Level
英検1級
Media Appearance(メディア登場例)
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Movies(映画):
Other Information(その他)
Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No
Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes
Emotion Categories: sadness
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