浩劫

• 拼音: hào jié
• 汉字拆解: 浩 = 氵(water) + 告 (announce) — vast/mighty; 劫 = 去 (go) + 力 (force) — calamity/robbery

含义

Catastrophe; calamity; disaster on a massive scale. Refers to a devastating event that causes enormous destruction or suffering.

Used for natural disasters, wars, famines, and historical tragedies. Carries a grave, solemn tone. Often found in literary writing, historical accounts, and journalism covering major crises. More intense than 灾难 (disaster).

例句

1. 那场战争给整个地区带来了难以言说的浩劫。
2. 洪水过后，村民们面对满目疮痍的浩劫景象，不禁潸然泪下。
3. 历史上曾多次发生改变人类文明进程的浩劫。

用法指南

语境: history, journalism, literary writing, disasters

语气: solemn

正确说法

• 二战是人类历史上最惨烈的浩劫之一，造成了难以估量的生命损失。(World War II was one of the most devastating catastrophes in human history, causing immeasurable loss of life.)
• 生态浩劫一旦发生，修复需要几十年甚至更长时间。(Once an ecological catastrophe occurs, recovery takes decades or longer.)

错误说法

• 浩劫 for minor setbacks or personal problems — it describes civilisation-level or large-scale disasters; 挫折 or 打击 suit smaller difficulties

起源与历史

浩 (vast; great) + 劫 (calamity; robbery; Buddhist concept of an eon) — vast calamity

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal