calamity的词源

英文词源

calamity (n.)

early 15c., from Middle French calamite (14c.), from Latin calamitatem (nominative calamitas) "damage, loss, failure; disaster, misfortune, adversity," origin obscure. Early etymologists associated it with calamus "straw" (see shawm); but it is perhaps from a lost root preserved in incolumis "uninjured," from PIE *kle-mo-, from base *kel- (1) "to strike, cut" (see holt).

中文词源

calamity：灾祸

发音释义：[kə'læmɪtɪ] n.灾祸；灾难；不幸；祸害

词源解释：calamity←中古法语calamite（灾祸）←拉丁语calamitatem（灾祸）

词组习语：Calamity is man's true touchstone（患难见真情）；calamity never comes singly（祸不单行）；When calamity knocks at your door（厄运来临时）

助记窍门：calamity→克拉玛依city→1994年新疆克拉玛依市大火灾→灾祸

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calamity：灾难

来自calamus, 芦苇。指不结实，豆腐渣。