/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。
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):
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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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