Phrase
Judgment Day
/ˈdʒʌdʒmənt dei/
noun
审判日；最后审判日
The day at the end of time, after Armageddon, when God decides the fate of every person according to their deeds in life.
- 1.
(New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
最后审判日
最后审判日；世界末日
In use
Many religious texts describe judgment day as a time when everyone's actions are evaluated.
For the dishonest accountant, the audit was like judgment day arriving early.
Students often feel their final exams are a kind of judgment day for the semester.
the Judgment Day
Many religions speak of the Judgment Day.
许多宗教都提到最后审判日。
on Judgment Day
常用介词 on 搭配
On Judgment Day, all souls will be judged.
在最后审判日，所有灵魂都将受到审判。
Judgment Day is near
用作主语，表示‘临近’
Some people believe that Judgment Day is near.
有些人认为世界末日临近了。
Connections
Confusing words
- doomsday
- 世界末日 · doomsday 更强调毁灭性灾难，而 judgment day 侧重神的审判和最后裁决
- apocalypse
- 启示录；大灾难 · apocalypse 常指大规模灾难或启示录中的末日景象，而 judgment day 特指宗教中的最后审判日
Word family
- judge
- 审判；判断 · v.
- judgment
- 判断；审判；判决 · n.
- judgmental
- 爱评头论足的；好批评的 · adj.
- misjudge
- 误判；错误判断 · v.
Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常作不可数名词，常与the连用
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