Word · Frequency #35784
doomsday
世界末日；大灾难
The end of the world or a day of great destruction; an apocalypse.
- 1.
The day when God is expected to judge the world; the end times.
上帝审判世界之日；末世。
- 2.
(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
(《新约》)上帝在哈米吉多顿之后审判世人善恶的日子
- 3.
Any day of great death and destruction; end of the world; an apocalypse.
任何大死亡大毁灭之日；世界末日；天启。
- 4.
an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
不祥或灾难性的命运
- 5.
Any of the memorable dates used in the doomsday rule for computing weekdays from dates.
末日规则中用于计算日期为星期几的易记日期之一。
最后审判日；末日审判；厄运；劫数；末日日期；上帝审判世界之日；末世。；(《新约》)上帝在哈米吉多顿之后审判世人善恶的日子
In use
Many ancient prophecies predict a doomsday that will destroy the earth.
Scientists have calculated that the doomsday scenario is unlikely to happen in the next century.
The cult members believed they could survive doomsday by hiding in an underground bunker.
doomsday + verb (as subject)
doomsday用作主语时，常不带冠词。
Doomsday is approaching.
世界末日即将来临。
preposition + doomsday
常用介词on；doomsday前一般不加冠词。
People will be judged on doomsday.
人们将在世界末日受到审判。
doomsday + noun (as modifier)
doomsday作定语时，通常不带连字符。
Connections
Synonyms
- Judgment Day
- 最后审判日 · 特指基督教中的审判日，较doomsday更带宗教色彩
- Apocalypse
- 天启，大灾难 · 常指灾难性结局，文学性强；doomsday侧重特定日子
- End of the World
- 世界末日 · 更通用，不带强烈宗教意味；doomsday隐含审判
- Day of Reckoning
- 清算日 · 常比喻性使用，doomsday更字面化
Confusing words
- apocalypse
- 启示录/天启灾难 · doomsday特指最后审判日，而apocalypse可指任何灾难性事件或《圣经·启示录》
- judgment day
- 审判日 · doomsday强调世界末日，judgment day强调神对人的审判
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.