apocalyptic
Of or relating to an apocalypseOf or relating to an apocalypse: Revelatory; prophetic.
» He described the current situation as apocalyptic.
Значение
значений: 4Of or relating to an apocalypse:
(без степеней сравнения)Revelatory; prophetic.
apokalyptisch, apokalyptisch
апокалипти́ческийapokaliptíčeskij
prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom
(переносно, без степеней сравнения)Catastrophic; disastrous.
(без степеней сравнения)Portending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation, or doom).
apokalyptisch, apokalyptisch
(без степеней сравнения)Catachresis for apoplectic.
He was apocalyptically furious.
Примеры
предложений: 13He described the current situation as apocalyptic.
The film is set in a post-apocalyptic, dystopian future.
A disaster of apocalyptic proportions is unfolding and we're supposed to just sit and keep silent.
In some areas, ash is a meter deep, and it has given the normally green and lush island an apocalyptic appearance.
I feel that I am living in a post-apocalyptic Hollywood movie.
deEs kommt mir so vor, als lebte ich in einem postapokalyptischen Hollywoodfilm.
Переводы
языков: 7По значениям 1
По значениям 1
Происхождение
Borrowed from Latin apocalypticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποκαλυπτικός (apokaluptikós, “revelBorrowed from Latin apocalypticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποκαλυπτικός (apokaluptikós, “revelatory”), from ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis, “revelation”), from ἀποκαλύπτω (apokalúptō, “to reveal, uncover”).
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Синонимы
синонимов: 2- prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom:apocalypticalrevelatory