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英:[kə'læmɪtəslɪ]
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adjective
being, causing, or accompanied by calamity a calamitous earthquake
calamitous events
see calamity
The first known use of calamitous was in 1545
calcareousadjective
resembling calcite or calcium carbonate especially in hardness
consisting of or containing calcium carbonatealso: containing calcium
calamitynoun
deep distress or misery
an event that causes great harm
calamitousadjective
causing or accompanied by calamity
calamitous events
1 the calamitous state of the nation's economy
2 a calamitous decision to sell their products online exclusively ruined the business
3 Burdened by a weak economy, a calamitous foray into trickle-down tax policies, and successive scandals, the Tories have seemed exhausted and adrift, split by internal feuds and fatalistic about their future.
4 But in the 26 months since that calamitous decision, the question of blame has widened in the minds of many Ukrainians.
1 不幸
bad poor tough evil rough sticky unfortunate unhappy miserable unsuccessful disastrous unlucky wretched fateful hapless ill-fated accursed untoward calamitous inauspicious luckless ill-starred jinxed infelicitous ill-omened unblest unblessed fortuneless badly-off funest wanchancy unfortunately sadly tragically miserably unhappily unluckily adverseness ill-being cross trouble blow reverse knock disaster tragedy sorrow misery bale fatality misfortune unhappiness ill jinx misadventure mischance infelicity in an evil hour in an ill hour by misadventure by mischance hard cheese hard lines but too only too hard luck