| 释义 |
apoc·a·lyp·tic
I. \ə|päkə|liptik also |aˌpäkə- sometimes |apəkə-\ adjective
also apoc·a·lyp·ti·cal \-tə̇kəl, -ēk-\
Etymology: Late Greek apokalyptikos, from Greek apokalyptein + -ikos -ic, -ical
1.
a. : of or relating to an apocalypse
b. : resembling or having the characteristics of an apocalypse
2.
a. : forecasting or predicting the ultimate destiny of the world in the shape of future events
b. : prophetic, revelatory
3. : foreboding imminent disaster or final doom
4. : wildly unrestrained : grandiose
5. : ultimately decisive
• apoc·a·lyp·ti·cal·ly \-tə̇k(ə)lē, -ēk-, -li\ adverb
II. noun
(-s)
: literature resembling or having characteristics of an apocalypse |