catastrophe
catastrophe
[kəˈtastrəfi]
noun
[kəˈtastrəfi]
noun
- an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster
（常突如其来的）大灾难；大灾祸
an environmental catastrophe.
环境大灾难。
[mass noun]leading the world to catastrophe.
将世界引入劫难。
■the denouement of a drama, especially a classical tragedy
（尤指古典悲剧的）结局
- mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'denouement'): from Latin catastropha, from Greek katastrophē 'overturning, sudden turn', from kata- 'down' + strophē 'turning' (from strephein 'to turn')
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