"catastrophes" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 災難
• 大災

Definition

非常嚴重且突發的事件，會造成巨大損失、痛苦或毀壞。災難可以是自然災害，也可以是人為危機。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“catastrophes” 通常指極其嚴重的大規模災難，可用於自然災害、經濟危機或嚴重事故。常見搭配如 “natural catastrophes”、“economic catastrophes”。比“problems”或“incidents”更嚴重。

Examples

Earthquakes and floods are examples of catastrophes.

地震和洪水是**災難**的例子。

Many people lost their homes in the recent catastrophes.

許多人在最近的**災難**中失去了家園。

Governments prepare for future catastrophes.

各國政府為未來的**災難**做準備。

Natural catastrophes seem to be happening more often these days.

現在自然**災難**似乎發生得更頻繁了。

After several catastrophes, the city had to rebuild almost everything.

經歷了幾場**災難**之後，這座城市幾乎需要重建一切。

We can't predict all catastrophes, but we can try to minimize their impact.

我們無法預測所有**災難**，但可以努力減少它們的影響。