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单词 apocalypse
释义 apocalypse
 /euh pok"euh lips/,  n.  
  1. (cap.) revelation (def. 4).
  2. any of a class of Jewish or Christian writings that appeared from about 200 B.C. to A.D. 350 and were assumed to make revelations of the ultimate divine purpose.
  3. a prophetic revelation, esp. concerning a cataclysm in which the forces of good permanently triumph over the forces of evil.
  4. any revelation or prophecy.
  5. any universal or widespread destruction or disaster: the apocalypse of nuclear war.
 [1125-75; ME < LL apocalypsis < Gk apokálypsis revelation, equiv. to apokalýp(tein) to uncover, reveal (apo- APO- + kalýptein to cover, conceal) + -sis -SIS]
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