Armageddon

n. [圣经]哈米吉多顿(世界末日善恶决战的战场)

发音

UK /ˌɑː.məˈɡɛ.dn̩/
UK /-ˈɡɛ.dən/
US /ˌɑɹ.məˈɡɛ.dn̩/
US /-ˈɡɛ.dən/

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    Mount Megiddo, the site of a prophesied final battle between the forces of good and evil.

    哈米吉多顿

    阿玛革冬

    宗教
  2. 2.

    The battle itself.

    引申义
  3. 3.

    Any end of the world, especially by way of a cataclysmic battle or something analogous to one.

    引申义

词源

From Middle English Hermagedon, from Old English Ermagedon, from Latin Harmagedōn, from Ancient Greek Ἁρμαγεδών (Harmagedṓn), used in Revelation 16:16, referring to Mount Megiddo, the place of the last battle at the Last Judgment; from Hebrew הר מגידו / הַר מְגִדּוֹ (har megiddo).

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