cat·a·clysm /ˈkætəˌklɪzəm/
大洪水,地震,(社會政治的)大變動
Cat·a·clysm n.
1. An extensive overflow or sweeping flood of water; a deluge.
2. Geol. Any violent catastrophe, involving sudden and extensive changes of the earth's surface.
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cataclysm
n 1: a sudden violent change in the earth's surface [syn: catastrophe]
2: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole
city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the
earthquake was a disaster" [syn: calamity, catastrophe,
disaster, tragedy]