apocalyptic

apocalyptic — 形容詞

1. describing the world's final destruction, or a coming disaster so extreme that i

1.形容詞C1
釋義

末日般的

像世界將毀滅般可怕的

describing the world's final destruction, or a coming disaster so extreme that it feels as if everything will collapse.

例句

The film opens with apocalyptic images of empty streets and burning buses.

這部電影一開場就是空蕩街道和燃燒公車的末日般畫面。

apocalyptic + plural noun

After the long drought, farmers feared apocalyptic crop losses across the valley.

長期乾旱後，農民擔心整個山谷農作物損失慘重，彷彿末日降臨。

同義詞
  • 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.

反義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

❌The earthquake was apocalypse.
✅The earthquake was apocalyptic.' or 'The earthquake felt like an apocalypse.
💡'apocalypse' is a noun, but 'apocalyptic' is the adjective.
❌The scientist gave an apocalypse warning.
✅The scientist gave an apocalyptic warning.
💡use the adjective before a noun like 'warning'.