- 1災難性的、慘敗的（比「很糟」重得多）
Disastrous means very bad, with a result that fails or hurts. A disastrous holiday is not just a bit boring — the flight is cancelled, the bags are lost, everything goes wrong. A disastrous decision can cost money or jobs. People stretch it in talk: a disastrous haircut, a disastrous first date. That use is a little dramatic on purpose, though actually the core is still “this ended badly,” not merely “I didn’t like it.” The word is common in news and in everyday speech. It is stronger than bad and sits right next to disaster.
core核心畫面
組成disaster (a sudden terrible event) + -ous (having that quality), after French désastreux. Disaster itself was built as “bad star”: dis- (away / without) + astro (star), from the old idea that a cruel star caused the trouble.
同家族的字
- disasterthe noun this adjective comes from
- disastrouslythe adverb: in a disastrous way
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
disastrousadj/dɪˈzɑː.stɹəs/
- 1
Of the nature of a disaster; calamitous.
- In addition, he was also able to reinforce the unease among progressive Democratic-leaning voters over Clinton’s disastrous pro-interventionist positions, thereby suppressing turnout and encouraging third party support in some key swing states that made the difference in his Electoral College victory.
- 2
Foreboding disaster; ill-omened.
- A fearsome sight it was to behold how he swelled in his wrath, and his eyes blazed like disastrous stars at midnight, and being wood with anger he gnashed his teeth till the froth stood at his lips and slavered down his chin.
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