calamity meaning in English
n.
灾难，灾害，困苦，不幸。
Examples
- Calamity is man's true touch stone .
灾祸是吾人真正的试金石。 - The recent flooding in the south was a calamity .
最近南方的洪水是一场灾难。 - An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity .
乐观者在灾难中可以看到希望。 - This is the way to keep off every calamity of life .
这是防止住生命中灾难的办法。 - One moment 's false security can bring a century of calamities .
图一时之苟安，贻百年之大患。