catastrophic

壊滅的な

非常に大きな被害や苦しみ、損失を引き起こす、または伴う。

やさしい英語で： Causing or involving very great damage, suffering, or loss.

• The storm caused catastrophic damage.
• A catastrophic flood destroyed the village.
• The decision could have catastrophic consequences for local families.

類義語： disastrous, devastating

よく使う表現： catastrophic damage, catastrophic consequences, a catastrophic flood

回復不能な、修復不能な

被害があまりに深刻または全面的で、回復や修理ができない。

やさしい英語で： So complete or serious that the affected thing cannot recover or be repaired.

• The engine suffered a catastrophic failure.
• A catastrophic disk failure destroyed every saved file.
• The structure's catastrophic collapse left it beyond repair.

類義語： irrecoverable, irreversible

反対語： recoverable

よく使う表現： catastrophic failure, catastrophic breakdown, catastrophic system failure