| 单词 | apocalypse |
| 释义 | apocalypse /euh pok"euh lips/, n. 1. (cap.) revelation (def. 4). 2. any of a class of Jewish or Christian writings that appeared from about 200 B.C. to A.D. 350 and were assumed to make revelations of the ultimate divine purpose. 3. a prophetic revelation, esp. concerning a cataclysm in which the forces of good permanently triumph over the forces of evil. 4. any revelation or prophecy. 5. any universal or widespread destruction or disaster: the apocalypse of nuclear war. [1125-75; ME < LL apocalypsis < Gk apokálypsis revelation, equiv. to apokalýp(tein) to uncover, reveal (apo- APO- + kalýptein to cover, conceal) + -sis -SIS] |
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