| 单词 | apocalyptic |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [əpɔkə'liptik] |
| 解释 | a.预示世界末日的；启示的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 预示世界末日的；启 示的 (prophetic) 【考】 反义词：inconsequen tial(不重要的) 【记】 来自apocalypse(天启 ，启示): apo(离开，远)+calyp s(盖上)+e→揭开→启示 |
| 字源 | apocalyptic (adj.) 1660s, "pertaining to the 'Revelation of St. John' in the New Testament," from Greek apokalyptikos, from apokalyptein (see apocalypse). Meaning "pertaining to the imminent end of the world" evolved by 1880s. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 预示世界末日的; 天启的(牵涉、预示大灾变或最后毁灭的) = prophetic = Delphian = fatidic = mantic = oracular = sibylline = vatic = vaticinal 【记】来自apocalypse(n 天启, 启示)apo远离, cal = call打电话. 远远的打电话, 比如从纽约, 那一定是到了世界末日了. 【类】apocalyptic: prophetic = inconsequential: illogical天启的对预言的 = 不合逻辑的对不合逻辑的(同义) 【反】inconsequential(adj 不合逻辑的; 无关紧要的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】来自apocalypse 圣经中的启示录,公元前2世纪至公元2世纪左右的犹太教或基督教的预言作品，宣扬世界末日迫近和正义者得拯救的内容；apo + collapse 崩溃，大灾难 【相关】prophetic 预言的 |
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