Armageddon
/ˌɑːməˈgedən/noun
1- (in the New Testament) the last battle between good and evil before the Day of Judgement(《新约全书》中最后审判日前的)善恶大决战。
1.1
- the place where this will be fought哈米吉多顿(善恶大决战的战场)。
1.2
- a dramatic and catastrophic conflict, especially one seen as likely to destroy the world or the human race(尤指可能毁灭世界或人类的)大规模战争:
nuclear Armageddon.
毁灭性核大战, 核决战。
词源
Greek, from Hebrew har mēddōn 'hill of Megiddo' (Rev. 16:16.)