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单词 apocalyptic
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apocalyptic

/əˌpɒkəˈlɪptɪk/
adjective
1
describing or prophesying the complete destruction of the world
描述(或预示)世界末日的:

the apocalyptic visions of ecologists.

生态学家所描述的世界末日景象。

1.1
resembling the end of the world; momentous or catastrophic
像是世界末日的; 重大的; 严重的; 灾难性的:

the struggle between the two countries is assuming apocalyptic proportions.

两国间的争斗达到了灾难性的程度。

1.2
of or resembling the biblical Apocalypse
(与)《圣经·启示录》(有关)的; 像《圣经·启示录》中描述的:

apocalyptic imagery.

像《圣经·启示录》中描述的世界末日的景象。

派生词

apocalyptically

adverb
词源
early 17th cent. (as a noun denoting the writer of the Apocalypse, St. John): from Greek apokaluptikos, from apokaluptein 'uncover' (see APOCALYPSE).
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