Thursday,2026.04.30
New words:
disaster [dɪˈzæstər] n.灾害;灾难;灾祸;不幸
详细词源拆解:
源自意大利语,拆分词缀:dis- 否定 / 坏 + aster (星体、星象);
古人认为星辰运转异常会带来厄运与灾祸,本义为 “凶星、不祥天象”,
后来词义固定,泛指灾难、灾祸、重大不幸、彻底失败。
词汇家族
disaster →disastrous[dɪˈzæstrəs](adj. 灾难性的;极糟糕的)
disastrous →disastrously[dɪˈzæstrəslɪ](adv. 灾难性地;糟糕至极地)
必记高频搭配
natural disaster 自然灾害
Floods and earthquakes are common natural disasters on the earth.disaster area 灾区
Many volunteers went to the disaster area to help poor people.suffer from a disaster 遭受灾难
The whole town suffered from a serious disaster last year.cause a disaster 引发灾难
Bad weather may cause a terrible disaster in some places.词性转换活用
disaster (n. 灾难)
We need to protect the environment to reduce natural disasters.disastrous [dɪˈzæstrəs] (adj. 灾难性的)
The disastrous strong storm broke many green trees.disastrously [dɪˈzæstrəslɪ] (adv. 灾难性地;糟糕至极地)
The whole sports meeting was disastrously influenced by bad weather.