1540s, from French calamiteux (16c.), from Latin calamitosus "causing loss, destructive," from calamitas (see calamity). Related: Calamitously; calamitousness.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. We are exposed to the most calamitous accidents.
我們?cè)馐苤鴺O大的災(zāi)難.
來(lái)自辭典例句
2. Light reveals the subtle alteration of things, the sly or calamitous impermanence or mortal life.