apocalypse音标为əˈpɒkəlɪps，中文翻译为天启或世界末日，通常指大规模灾难或预言中的世界终结。该词源于希腊语apokalypsis，意为揭示或揭露，在宗教语境中常指《圣经·启示录》描述的末日景象。

一、短语搭配
1 nuclear apocalypse 核灾难
2 zombie apocalypse 僵尸末日
3 apocalypse now 现代启示录
4 post apocalypse 后末日时代
5 environmental apocalypse 环境浩劫

二、英文例句与中文翻译
1 The film depicts a post apocalyptic world where survivors struggle for resources 这部电影描绘了幸存者争夺资源的后末日世界
2 Many ancient cultures had their own versions of an apocalypse myth 许多古代文明都有各自版本的世界末日神话
3 Scientists warn that climate change could lead to an environmental apocalypse 科学家警告气候变化可能导致环境浩劫
4 The novel describes a zombie apocalypse that wipes out most of humanity 这本小说描述了毁灭大部分人类的僵尸末日
5 Some interpret the pandemic as a sign of the coming apocalypse 有些人将这场大流行病视为末日来临的征兆
6 The religious group is preparing for what they believe is the imminent apocalypse 这个宗教团体正在为他们认为即将到来的世界末日做准备
7 After the nuclear war the landscape resembled a scene from the apocalypse 核战争后这片土地宛如末日景象
8 The prophet spoke of an apocalypse that would purify the world 先知谈及一场将净化世界的末日灾难
9 In the game players must build shelters to survive the apocalypse 游戏中玩家必须建造避难所以在末日中生存
10 The concept of apocalypse has been explored in many works of science fiction 世界末日的概念已在众多科幻作品中被探讨

三、扩展说明
该词在现代语境中已超越宗教含义，可形容任何灾难性事件，如生态崩溃或社会瓦解。其形容词形式apocalyptic常用于修饰具有毁灭性特征的事物，例如apocalyptic scenario末日情景。相关术语apocrypha指未经官方认可的经外文献，与apocalypse共享希腊语词根。