Armageddon

专有名词
中文释义
英 /ˌɑː.məˈɡɛ.dn̩/|/-ˈɡɛ.dən/    美 /ˌɑɹ.məˈɡɛ.dn̩/|/-ˈɡɛ.dən/

英文释义

专有名词
  1. Mount Megiddo, the site of a prophesied final battle between the forces of good and evil.
    — And so, unfortunately, this great and spreading network of railways, that recently showed such promise as a major instrument in the modern development of China, must be left for the time being in the melting-pot of Armageddon.
  2. The battle itself. broadly
  3. Any end of the world, especially by way of a cataclysmic battle or something analogous to one. broadly
    — Some say the end is near Some say we'll see Armageddon soon I certainly hope we will I sure could use a vacation from this ...

词源

From Middle English Hermagedon, from Old English Ermagedon, from Latin Harmagedōn, from Ancient Greek Ἁρμαγεδών (Harmagedṓn), used in Revelation 16:16, referring to Mount Megiddo, the place of the last battle at the Last Judgment; from Hebrew הר מגידו / הַר מְגִדּוֹ (har megiddo).
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