tragedy
英 [ˈtrædʒədi]
美 [ˈtrædʒədi]
n. 悲惨的事; 不幸; 灾难; 惨案; 悲剧; 悲剧作品
复数：tragedies
Collins.3 / BNC.3508 / COCA.2883
同义词辨析
tragedyadversitycalamitycatastrophedisastermisfortune【导航词义：悲剧，灾难】
tragedyn. 悲剧性事件，惨剧
〔辨析〕
指因有人死亡而令人震惊的不幸事件。
〔例证〕
Mother's sudden death was a tragedy to the family.
母亲的突然去世对全家是一个极大的不幸。
The tragedy he mentioned took place in March.
他提到的那一悲惨事件发生在3月。
The tragedy occurred during the earthquake when four people of the same family were killed.
地震中悲剧发生了，一家人中有四个丧命。
母亲的突然去世对全家是一个极大的不幸。
The tragedy he mentioned took place in March.
他提到的那一悲惨事件发生在3月。
The tragedy occurred during the earthquake when four people of the same family were killed.
地震中悲剧发生了，一家人中有四个丧命。
adversityn. 逆境，不幸
〔辨析〕
指困难重重或不走运的境况。
〔例证〕
The others were greatly inspired by his courage in the face of adversity.
他面对逆境的勇气极大地鼓舞了其他人。
He is always ready to deal with adversity.
他时刻准备着去应对逆境。
他面对逆境的勇气极大地鼓舞了其他人。
He is always ready to deal with adversity.
他时刻准备着去应对逆境。
calamityn. 灾难，祸患
〔辨析〕
指意外发生的、造成重大损失的灾祸，语气强于 disaster，侧重于悲痛的心情；有时也指个人的不幸， 多为幽默用语。
〔例证〕
It will be a calamity for farmers if it keeps raining.
如果雨一直下个不停，将会给农民带来灾难。
The flood brought calamities to the local people.
洪水给当地民众带来了巨大灾难。
The marriage proved to be the greatest calamity of her life.
事实证明这桩婚姻是她一生中最大的不幸。
It will be a calamity if I fail my English exam.
这次英语考试我要是通不过就惨了。
如果雨一直下个不停，将会给农民带来灾难。
The flood brought calamities to the local people.
洪水给当地民众带来了巨大灾难。
The marriage proved to be the greatest calamity of her life.
事实证明这桩婚姻是她一生中最大的不幸。
It will be a calamity if I fail my English exam.
这次英语考试我要是通不过就惨了。
catastrophen. 重大灾难；大祸
〔辨析〕
语气最强，指造成破坏、死亡的可怕灾难，强调最终的结局；也可指极为麻烦的局面或悲惨的结局。
〔例证〕
Food is required immediately to avert a humanitarian catastrophe.
急需食物以避免一场人道主义灾难。
The forest fire was a catastrophe.
那场森林火灾是个大灾难。
The natural catastrophe dealt a heavy blow to this country's economy.
这场自然灾害给该国经济带来了严重的打击。
If the project is cancelled, it will be a catastrophe for all of the companies concerned.
如果该项目取消，对所有相关公司将是个灾难。
急需食物以避免一场人道主义灾难。
The forest fire was a catastrophe.
那场森林火灾是个大灾难。
The natural catastrophe dealt a heavy blow to this country's economy.
这场自然灾害给该国经济带来了严重的打击。
If the project is cancelled, it will be a catastrophe for all of the companies concerned.
如果该项目取消，对所有相关公司将是个灾难。
disastern. 灾难，灾祸
〔辨析〕
普通用词，通常指各类人为或自然的灾祸，如核泄漏、洪水、暴风雪等。
〔例证〕
The plane flew through the clouds in time and a disaster was narrowly averted.
飞机及时地飞过了云层，侥幸避免了一场灾难。
The oil spill was a disaster for sea animals.
那次石油泄漏对海洋动物是一场灾难。
The conference turned out to be a complete disaster.
大会最终搞得一团糟。
They overcame the natural disaster and even had a bumper harvest.
他们战胜了自然灾害，甚至还获得了大丰收。
飞机及时地飞过了云层，侥幸避免了一场灾难。
The oil spill was a disaster for sea animals.
那次石油泄漏对海洋动物是一场灾难。
The conference turned out to be a complete disaster.
大会最终搞得一团糟。
They overcame the natural disaster and even had a bumper harvest.
他们战胜了自然灾害，甚至还获得了大丰收。
misfortunen. 不幸，灾祸
〔辨析〕
多指较为严重的不幸，强调多由厄运或外界因素所致。
〔例证〕
The climbers had the misfortune of running into a snowslide, but no one got hurt.
登山队员不幸遇到雪崩，但没有人受伤。
She is distressed by misfortune.
厄运使她忧伤。
We had the misfortune to run into a violent storm.
我们不幸遭遇了猛烈的暴风雨。
Misfortune befell me when I was still young.
我年纪还很小的时候就遭到了不幸。
登山队员不幸遇到雪崩，但没有人受伤。
She is distressed by misfortune.
厄运使她忧伤。
We had the misfortune to run into a violent storm.
我们不幸遭遇了猛烈的暴风雨。
Misfortune befell me when I was still young.
我年纪还很小的时候就遭到了不幸。
牛津词典
noun
- 悲惨的事；不幸；灾难；惨案
a very sad event or situation, especially one that involves death- It's a tragedy that she died so young.
她英年早逝是一大悲哀。 - Tragedy struck the family when their son was hit by a car and killed.
这个家庭惨遭不幸，他们的儿子被汽车撞死了。 - The whole affair ended in tragedy .
整个事件以悲剧而告终。
- It's a tragedy that she died so young.
- 悲剧；悲剧作品
a serious play with a sad ending, especially one in which the main character dies; plays of this type- Shakespeare's tragedies
莎士比亚的悲剧 - Greek tragedy
希腊悲剧
- Shakespeare's tragedies
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 不幸;灾难;惨剧
Atragedyis an extremely sad event or situation.- They have suffered an enormous personal tragedy...
他们遭逢了巨大的个人不幸。 - Maskell's life had not been without tragedy.
马斯克尔的生活亦有过变故。
- They have suffered an enormous personal tragedy...
- N-VAR 悲剧（作品）
Tragedyis a type of literature, especially drama, that is serious and sad, and often ends with the death of the main character.- The story has elements of tragedy and farce.
这个故事兼有悲剧与闹剧的元素。 - …a classic Greek tragedy.
古典希腊悲剧
- The story has elements of tragedy and farce.
英英释义
noun
- drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance
- an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
- the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity
- the earthquake was a disaster
双语例句
- The skipper notified the coastguard of the tragedy
船长向海岸警卫队报告了这起灾难。 - This is a tragedy.
这是一个悲剧。 - The story ascends from a gothic tragedy to a miraculous fairy-tale.
故事从一个哥特式悲剧升华为神奇的童话。 - Sometimes his style burlesqued tragedy.
有时，他的风格使悲剧滑稽化了。 - It would be a tragedy if both sexes were enslaved to the god of work.
如果男人和女人都被工作所束缚，那将会是一场悲剧。 - The story has elements of tragedy and farce.
这个故事兼有悲剧与闹剧的元素。 - Shakespeare has accustomed us to a mixture of humor and tragedy in the same play.
莎士比亚让我们习见了同一场戏目中的悲喜交错。 - What a tragedy if the sport suffers irretrievable damage because this issue is ducked.
如果该运动因这一问题被回避而承受无法弥补的损失，那将是何种悲剧。 - Tragedy has marked Wilmette's life
悲剧笼罩着薇尔梅特的一生。 - The action slips from comedy to melodrama and finally to tragedy.
剧情从喜剧逐渐发展为情节剧，最后又演变为悲剧。