- [singular, uncountable]
the destruction of the world 世界毁灭 - the Apocalypse[singular]
the end of the world, as described in the Bible (《圣经》所述的)末世 - [singular]
a situation causing very serious damage and destruction 大动乱;大灾变 an environmental apocalypse 环境大灾变
Word OriginOld English, via Old French and ecclesiastical Latin from Greek apokalupsis, from apokaluptein ‘uncover, reveal’, from apo- ‘un-’ + kaluptein ‘to cover’.