Apocalypse

启示录

发音

UK /əˈpɒkəlɪps/
其它
US /əˈpɑkəlɪps/

词形变化

Apocalypses 复数 Apocalypses

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    The written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet.

    可数 宗教

    Apocalypses of Adam and Abraham (Epiphanius) and of Elias (Jerome) are also mentioned.

  2. 2.

    Revelation (last book of the Bible, composed of twenty-two chapters, which narrates a vision of the end times).

    启示录

    默示录

    宗教

    He's been reading the Apocalypse again, and doomscrolling social media content that fixates on it.

  3. 3.

    Armageddon: the destructive end of the world.

    They keep predicting that the Apocalypse is nigh, but I notice that they have books and supplies that they're trying to sell.

相关短语

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse 启示录中的四骑士 Horsemen of the Apocalypse zombie apocalypse retail apocalypse

词源

Proprialization from apocalypse, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis, “revelation”). The translation decisions, from the original Greek to the conventional English choices Revelation and Apocalypse, are covered by Wikipedia at Book of Revelation § Title, authorship, and date.

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