(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
Old English , via Old French and ecclesiastical Latin from Greek apokalupsis, from apokaluptein 'uncover, reveal', from apo- 'un-' + kaluptein 'to cover'