(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin;
\\\"the stock market crashed on Black Friday\\\"
\\\"a calamitous defeat\\\"
\\\"the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign\\\"
\\\"such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory\\\"
\\\"it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it\\\"
\\\"a fateful error\\\"
造句
用作形容詞(adj.)
A calamitous earthquake broke out here. 這里發(fā)生了災(zāi)難性的地震。
We are exposed to the most calamitous accidents. 我們?cè)馐苤鴺O大的災(zāi)難。
Angola is a beautiful, rich yet calamitous country. 安哥拉是個(gè)美麗富饒又多災(zāi)多難的國(guó)家。
The rich world faces a nasty recession but that recession need not be calamitous. 發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家面臨著嚴(yán)重的衰退，但是這種衰退并不必然導(dǎo)致巨大災(zāi)難。