英语词汇“cataclysm”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cat·a·clysm

(kătə-klĭz′əm)

1. A violent upheaval that causes great destruction or brings about a fundamental change.

2. A violent and sudden change in the earth's crust.

3. A devastating flood.

[French cataclysme, from Latin cataclysmos, deluge, from Greek kataklusmos, from katakluzein, to inundate : kata-, intensive pref.; see CATA- + kluzein, to wash away.]

cat′a·clysmic (-klĭzmĭk), cat′a·clysmal (-klĭzməl) adj.

cat′a·clysmi·cal·ly adv.

单词	cataclysm
释义	cat·a·clysm (kătə-klĭz′əm) n. 1. A violent upheaval that causes great destruction or brings about a fundamental change. 2. A violent and sudden change in the earth's crust. 3. A devastating flood. [French cataclysme, from Latin cataclysmos, deluge, from Greek kataklusmos, from katakluzein, to inundate : kata-, intensive pref.; see CATA- + kluzein, to wash away.] cat′a·clysmic (-klĭzmĭk), cat′a·clysmal (-klĭzməl) adj. cat′a·clysmi·cal·ly adv.
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