单词 | post-apocalyptic |
释义 | > as lemmaspost-apocalyptic post-apocalyptic adj. Brit. /ˌpəʊstəpɒkəˈlɪptɪk/ , U.S. /ˌpoʊstəˌpɑkəˈlɪptɪk/ (a) of or relating to the time after the revelation of St John (see apocalypse n. 1); (b) following an event regarded as an apocalypse, esp. following a nuclear war or other catastrophic event; (of a science fiction film, book, game, etc.) set in a period following such an event.ΚΠ 1956 G. W. O'Brien Renaissance Poetics & Probl. of Power i. 12 One gathers that ‘post Apocalyptic’ knowledge is of a kind which may endow a man with preternatural cunning. 1982 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 15 Aug. ii. 13/1 The hero is a man named Max, a laconic wanderer doomed to travel through the wasteland of a post-apocalyptic Australia, endlessly searching for gasoline to fuel his car. 2008 A. Davies Mine All Mine 224 We're in a part of Queens I don't know. The streetscape is blasted, postapocalyptic. < as lemmas |
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