catastrophe

/kəˈtæstrəfi/

意味: 大惨事

例文: Momo knocked coffee—total catastrophe.
    モモがコーヒーをこぼして大惨事に。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: natural catastrophe(自然災害), economic catastrophe(経済的破綻), environmental catastrophe(環境破壊)

定義: 大きな災害や破壊的な出来事を指します。予期せぬ悪い結果をもたらし、多くの人々や環境に深刻な影響を与えることがあります。

catastropheは約300,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

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Definitions(定義)

Noun: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
Noun: a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
Noun: a sudden violent change in the earth’s surface

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
Noun: lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system
Noun: his policies were 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): adversity, geological phenomenon, misfortune

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): adversity, affliction, alluvial fan, calamity, catastrophe, continental drift, deposit, distress, earthquake, endogeny, extremity, flood, frost heave, hardship, ill-being, knock, mishap, nadir, pity, transgression, victimization, volcanism

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): act of god, apocalypse, famine, kiss of death, meltdown, nuclear winter, 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):

Exam Level

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書):

Movies(映画): Big Hero 6

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: anger, disgust, fear, negative, sadness, surprise

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