catastrophe學測 L6KK [kəˈtæstrəfi] ｜ /kəˈtæstrəfi/
災難；大禍·無法挽回的浩劫
常考字,易與catastrophic搞混
The huge fire was a catastrophe that destroyed the whole village.
那場大火是一場摧毀整座村莊的災難。
一個畫面：瞬間全毀
崩塌瞬間建築物突然倒下,轟然巨響
殘破現場災後現場,滿目瘡痍,無法挽回
義項
城市崩毀B2noun災難；大禍
The earthquake was a terrible catastrophe that destroyed the whole city.
那場地震是一場摧毀整座城市的可怕災難。
a terrible catastrophea major catastrophe
慘況遍地C1noun無法挽回的浩劫
After the flood, the village was a total catastrophe, with nothing left standing.
水災過後,村莊變成一片慘況,沒有一樣東西還立著。
a total catastrophea complete catastrophe
片語
a terrible catastrophe慘烈災難 →非常嚴重的災難
a total catastrophe徹底毀滅 →完全澈底的災難
你會不會這樣說？
The earthquake was a terrible ___. (catastrophe / catastrophic)
看答案
catastrophe
catastrophe是名詞,catastrophic是形容詞。
『After the flood, the village was a total catastrophe.』最符合哪個意思？(A) 正在發生的天災 (B) 已成定局的悲慘殘況
看答案
(B)
此句描述災後結果,對應「無法挽回的浩劫」義項。
字族
catastrophic 災難性的