apocalypse
apocalypse — 名詞
1. an event or period that causes huge damage and completely changes normal life
大災變
造成巨大破壞的災難
an event or period that causes huge damage and completely changes normal life
Many farmers feared the long drought would bring an apocalypse.
許多農夫擔心長期乾旱會帶來一場大災變。
bring + apocalypse in figurative use
Friday's cyberattack felt like an apocalypse for three small town hospitals.
星期五那場網路攻擊，對三家小鎮醫院來說簡直像大災變。
After the flood, the town looked as if an apocalypse had come.
洪水過後，那座小鎮看起來像是經歷過一場大災變。
For airport workers at Taoyuan, the travel shutdown was an economic apocalypse.
對桃園機場的工作人員來說，旅行停擺就像一場經濟大災變。
The film shows New York after an apocalypse leaves streets dark and empty.
那部電影描寫大災變後的紐約，街道一片漆黑又空蕩。
- disaster
more general and less dramatic
- catastrophe
formal and often used for very serious events
- collapse
focuses on a system or structure breaking down
文法句型
an apocalypse
bring an apocalypse
用法筆記
Often used figuratively for war, disease, climate disaster, or financial collapse, not only for the literal end of the world. Common with dramatic modifiers such as nuclear, zombie, or economic.
常見錯誤
2. the world's final destruction in Biblical teaching, when evil is defeated
世界末日
《聖經》中的終極毀滅
the world's final destruction in Biblical teaching, when evil is defeated
At Sunday service, some preachers warned that the apocalypse was near.
在星期天的禮拜中，有些傳教士警告說，世界末日快到了。
the apocalypse + be near
The novel imagines red skies and falling stars before the apocalypse.
那本小說想像世界末日前會出現紅天與流星墜落。
Medieval artists painted angels announcing the apocalypse to frightened crowds.
中世紀藝術家畫出天使向驚恐群眾宣告世界末日。
Dr. Lin studies how early Christians described the apocalypse in letters and sermons.
林博士研究早期基督徒如何在書信與講道中描述世界末日。
In the sermon, the pastor linked war and famine to the apocalypse.
在那篇講道裡，牧師把戰爭與饑荒聯想到世界末日。
- Armageddon
strongly tied to the last battle at the end of the world
- doomsday
more informal and broader in everyday use
- Judgment Day
focuses on divine judgment rather than destruction itself
文法句型
the apocalypse
用法筆記
Usually used with the when speakers mean the Biblical event. Distinguish from sense 1, which is often figurative and can describe any extremely destructive situation.