cataclysm

'kætәklizm

托福GRE

n a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
n an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

n. 大洪水, 地震, (社会政治的)大变动
[医] 渗出, 渗液, 猝变, 聚变

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cataclysm 由词根 cata-（向下、彻底）和 klysmos（冲击、流动）组成，表示一种大规模的灾难或冲击。

例句

1. The earthquake was a cataclysm that changed the city forever.

这场地震是一次灾难，永远改变了这座城市。

2. Many species went extinct after the cataclysm that struck the planet.

在那场袭击地球的灾难后，许多物种灭绝了。

3. The cataclysm of war left deep scars on the nation's history.

战争的灾难在国家历史上留下了深深的伤痕。