- apocalyptic (adj.)
[apocalyptic 词源字典]
- 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.[apocalyptic etymology, apocalyptic origin, 英语词源]