词源

源自中古法語 ，源自拉丁語 (“损失；灾难”)。

发音

• 國際音標^(幫助)：/kəˈlæmɪti/

• （美国）音频：

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• 斷字：ca‧lam‧i‧ty

名词

(複數)

1. 灾难，灾厄，浩劫
   • Template:RQ:Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet
   • 1837, ], “Age and Youth”, 出自 Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], 卷 I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC，頁號 15:

     Yet, at that moment, she felt as if the acquisition of these gems were a calamity. Their possession involved separation from her uncle，源自every relic of home affections, and from all that yet lingered with her of her childhood.

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   • Template:RQ:Conrad Heart of Darkness
2. （灾难导致的）悲痛
   • 2013 8月 14, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian‎:

     They were behind twice, first in the 11th minute when James Morrison scored a goal that was a personal calamity for Hart, and then four minutes into the second half when Kenny Miller eluded Gary Cahill to score with a splendid left-foot drive.

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