post-apocalyptic
post-apocalyptic — adjective
1. relating to a time or type of society that exists after a major disaster has des
relating to a time or type of society that exists after a major disaster has destroyed the systems that kept normal life running
Bao borrowed three post-apocalyptic novels from the library for his summer reading.
collocation: post-apocalyptic + novel / story / film
In the post-apocalyptic world of the game, players collect rainwater to stay alive.
attributive before noun: post-apocalyptic world / landscape / setting
What makes a good post-apocalyptic story, Élise says, is how people help each other.
Vikram thinks post-apocalyptic settings work best when they show everyday life after a disaster.
Noor drew a post-apocalyptic scene with broken bridges and one surviving tree.
- dystopian
focuses on an oppressive, nightmarish society rather than on the aftermath of a physical disaster
- apocalyptic
describes the disaster or destruction itself, not the period after it
- bleak
a general word for hopeless or empty; lacks the specific 'world-ending disaster' element
- idyllic
describes a peaceful, perfect place — the opposite of a destroyed world
- pre-apocalyptic
describes the time before a disaster, though this is uncommon
文法句型
post-apocalyptic + noun
用法筆記
Almost always placed before a noun it describes (attributive position). Common noun partners include 'world', 'novel', 'film', 'story', 'setting', 'landscape', 'future', and 'society'. In informal contexts it may be used as a countable noun meaning 'a post-apocalyptic work of fiction' (e.g. 'I prefer post-apocalyptics to space operas'), though this is rare.