apocalyptic
apocalyptic — 形容詞
- apocalypticpositive
- more apocalypticcomparative
- most apocalypticsuperlative
1. describing the world's final destruction, or a coming disaster so extreme that i
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.
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。
News channels used apocalyptic language as the storm moved toward the coast.
暴風雨朝海岸逼近時，新聞頻道用了末日般的說法。
collocation: apocalyptic language
The game's final scene shows an apocalyptic city under a red sky.
這款遊戲最後一幕呈現出紅天之下的末日般城市。
apocalyptic + scene description
Dr. Wu's apocalyptic warning about the virus frightened parents at the meeting.
吳醫師對病毒發出的末日般警告，讓會議上的家長都很害怕。
collocation: apocalyptic warning
- apocalyptic vision
- apocalyptic scene
- apocalyptic image
- apocalyptic warning
- apocalyptic language
- apocalyptic prediction
- apocalyptic film
- 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.
常見錯誤
同根字
- apocalypse名詞C1
- apocalyptically副詞C2