| 单词 | act of God |
| 释义 | act of God (once / 16081 pages) n WORD FAMILY act of God: acts of God USAGE EXAMPLESIt is, in legal-speak, an “act of God” outside the company’s control. Seattle Times(Nov 14, 2016) Hurricane Trump was a defeat of elite expectations so complete and unexpected that it might be called an act of God. Washington Post(Nov 09, 2016) "It was an act of God and nature, but we were prepared for that, and the replacement will be easy," Andrada said. Reuters(Aug 13, 2016) n a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God Syn|Hyper force majeure, inevitable accident, unavoidable casualty, vis major calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy an event resulting in great loss and misfortune |
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