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单词 calamitous
释义 ca·lam·i·tous
\kəˈlaməd.əs, -ətəs\ adjective
Etymology: Middle French calamiteux, from Latin calamitosus, from calamitas calamity + -osus -ous
1. : marked by distress, affliction, or disaster:
 a. : constituting or causing calamity : bringing distress
  < the calamitous disregard of mine-safety regulations >
 b. : concerned with or relating to disaster
  < this calamitous catalog of serious problems — J.J.McCloy >
2. obsolete : involved personally in calamity
 < thou hast seen me happy and calamitous — Samuel Johnson >
ca·lam·i·tous·ly adverb
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