apocalyptic
apocalyptic — adjective
1. describing the world's final destruction, or a coming disaster so extreme that i
describing the world's final destruction, or a coming disaster so extreme that it feels as if everything will collapse.
The film opens with apocalyptic images of empty streets and burning buses.
apocalyptic + plural noun
After the long drought, farmers feared apocalyptic crop losses across the valley.
News channels used apocalyptic language as the storm moved toward the coast.
The game's final scene shows an apocalyptic city under a red sky.
Dr. Wu's apocalyptic warning about the virus frightened parents at the meeting.
- catastrophic
focuses on very great damage or loss; does not always suggest the world's final end.
- doomsday
more fixed and strongly tied to the last day of the world, especially in religion or popular culture.
- nightmarish
stresses how frightening or unreal something feels, not necessarily total destruction.
- hopeful
suggests a future likely to improve rather than collapse.
- reassuring
describes words or signs that reduce fear about the future.
文法句型
apocalyptic + noun
describe something as apocalyptic
用法筆記
Often appears with nouns like scene, image, warning, language, and prediction in news, films, and political debate. Distinguish from 'catastrophic': 'catastrophic' stresses terrible damage, while 'apocalyptic' adds the idea of total collapse or the world's end.