apocalypse

Значение (Английский)

1. A revelation, especially of supernatural events.
2. The unveiling of events prophesied in the Revelation; the second coming and the end of life on Earth; global destruction.
3. The Book of Revelation.
4. A disaster; a cataclysmic event; destruction or ruin.

Пишется через дефис как

a‧poc‧a‧lypse

Произносится как (IPA)

/əˈpɒkəlɪps/

Этимология (Английский)

From Middle English apocalips, from Latin apocalypsis, from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis, “revelation”), literally meaning "uncovering", from ἀπό (apó, “back, away from”) and καλύπτω (kalúptō, “I cover”). The sense evolution to "catastrophe, end of the world" stems from the depiction of such events in the biblical Book of Revelation, also called the Apocalypse of (i.e. Revelation to) John.

Предложения

Experts of geology agree: Yesterday's tsunami was just a herald of the imminent apocalypse .

Эксперты геологии согласны: вчерашнее цунами было просто вестником неизбежного апокалипсиса.