1580s, "ill-starred," from French désastreux (16c.), from désastre (see disaster) or from Italian desastroso. Meaning "calamitous" is from c. 1600. Related: Disastrously.
雙語例句
1. The first four years of government were completely disastrous.
政府前4年的執政徹底失敗。
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2. The effect on coffee prices has been disastrous for the producers.
對咖啡價格的影響對生產商而言是災難性的。
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3. Obree summed his weekend up in one word: "Disastrous."
奧布瑞用一個詞總結了他的周末經歷：“災難。”
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4. He invoked memories of Britain's near-disastrous disarmament in the 1930s.
他援引了英國20世紀30年代幾近災難性的裁軍事件。
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5. He believed that the policies were both wrong and electorally disastrous.