calamitous
calamitous 英 [kəˈlæmɪtəs] 美 [kəˈlæmɪtəs]
adj. 灾难的，悲惨的；不幸的
This need not be calamitous. 这并不一定是灾难。
Meanwhile, Noel and his brother have a rather calamitous one. 同时，诺尔和他的哥哥度过了悲惨的一天。
- A calamitous event is one that leads to a catastrophe — like the calamitous crashing of your parents' car into the garage door.
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- adj. 灾难的，悲惨的；不幸的
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1. This need not be calamitous.
这并不一定是灾难。
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2. Meanwhile, Noel and his brother have a rather calamitous one.
同时，诺尔和他的哥哥度过了悲惨的一天。
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3. It was an investigation he never got to complete. Because on one calamitous night, Raley’s world was shattered.
那是一个他永远无法完成的调查工作，因为在一个不幸的晚上，雷利的世界坍塌了。
- calamitous (adj.) "marked by great misfortune," 1540s, from French calamiteux (16c.), from Latin calamitosus "causing loss, destructive; liable to damage or disaster," from calamitas (see calamity). Related: Calamitously; calamitousness.
ca·lami·t·ous / kəˈlæmɪtəs ; NAmE kəˈlæmɪtəs / adjective ( formal) causing great damage to people's lives, property, etc. （对人命、财产等）引起灾难的，灾难性的 SYN disastrous ca·lami·t·ous / kəˈlæmɪtəs ; NAmE kəˈlæmɪtəs /
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