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Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bēngkuì
"股市经历了严重的崩溃。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An accident in a nuclear reactor in which the fuel overheats and melts the reactor core, releasing radiation.
"The safety systems were designed to prevent a catastrophic meltdown of the reactor core." - 2
A sudden and disastrous failure of something, such as a financial system, market, or an individual's emotional self-control.
"Investors panicked as the stock market experienced a sudden afternoon meltdown."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the mid-20th century, the term combines 'melt' (from Old English 'meltan') and 'down' (from Old English 'dūne'). Originally coined in the context of nuclear engineering to describe the catastrophic overheating and melting of a reactor core, the meaning has since broadened metaphorically to include financial market crashes and severe emotional outbursts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Meltdown" is said worldwide
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effondrement
Transliteration: /e.fɔ̃d.ʁəm.ɑ̃/
"L'accident a failli provoquer une fusion du cœur du réacteur."
Kernschmelze
Transliteration: /ˈkɛʁnˌʃmɛlt͡sə/
"Das Kraftwerk konnte nur knapp eine Kernschmelze verhindern."
fusione nucleare
Transliteration: /fuˈzi.o.ne nuˈklɛ.re/
"Il sistema di raffreddamento ha evitato la fusione del nocciolo."
colapso
Transliteration: /koˈlap.so/
"El mercado financiero sufrió un colapso total."
derretimento
Transliteration: /de.ʁe.tʃiˈmẽ.tu/
"A crise econômica provocou um colapso nos mercados."
विनाश
Transliteration: vinash
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"परमाणु संयंत्र में बड़ी दुर्घटना टल गई।"
崩溃
Transliteration: bēngkuì
Script: 中文汉字
"股市经历了严重的崩溃。"
붕괴
Transliteration: bung-goe
Script: 한국어 한글
"원자력 발전소에서 노심 융해가 발생했습니다."
炉心溶融
Transliteration: roshin yōyū
Script: 日本語
"メルトダウンの危険性が指摘されました。"
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