apocalypse

apocalypse
[əˈpɒkəlɪps]
noun
  1. (常作 the Apocalypse)the complete final destruction of the world, especially as described in the biblical book of Revelation
    (尤指《圣经•启示录》中描述的)世界末日
    ■an event involving destruction or damage on an awesome or catastrophic scale
    大动乱,大灾变
    a stock market apocalypse.
    股市崩盘。
    ■(the Apocalypse)(especially in the Vulgate Bible) the book of Revelation
    (尤指拉丁文《圣经》中的)《启示录》
语源
  1. Old English , via Old French and ecclesiastical Latin from Greek apokalupsis, from apokaluptein 'uncover, reveal', from apo- 'un-' + kaluptein 'to cover'
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