A calamity is an event that causes a great deal of damage, destruction, or personal distress.
例句
He described drugs as the greatest calamity of the age...他稱毒品是這個時代最大的禍害。...the calamity of war...兵燹戰禍
英漢詞典釋義
n.
災禍, 災難
If we had been careful such a calamity would not have befallen us.假如我們謹慎的話, 這種災難不會降臨到我們的頭上。The marriage proved to be the greatest calamity of his life.事實證明這樁婚姻是他一生中最大的不幸。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune;
"the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity""the earthquake was a disaster"