Armageddon, often with a capital A, is the terrible last battle that some Christian writings say will come at the end of the world. The name comes from the Bible, from a hill called Megiddo, written in Greek as Harmagedon.

Armageddon, often with a capital AArmageddon 常常大寫開頭 is the terrible last battle是那場可怕的最終戰爭 that some Christian writings say will come at the end of the world某些基督教文獻說它會在世界末日來臨時發生。The name comes from the Bible這個名字來自聖經 from a hill called Megiddo源自一座叫米吉多的山丘 written in Greek as Harmagedon希臘文寫作 Harmagedon。

Though actually, people now use it much more loosely: any huge fight or disaster that feels as if it could break the world can be called an armageddon — a nuclear armageddon, a climate armageddon. In that stretched use it often loses the capital letter.

Though actually不過事實上 people now use it much more loosely現在的人把這個字用得寬鬆很多 any huge fight or disaster任何一場巨大的衝突或災難 that feels as if it could break the world只要感覺像是能毀掉整個世界 can be called an armageddon都可以叫做 armageddon a nuclear armageddon像核子浩劫 a climate armageddon或氣候浩劫。In that stretched use用在這種擴大的意思時 it often loses the capital letter它通常就不大寫了。

It is a heavy, dramatic word. You hear it in church talk, news headlines, and films.

It is a heavy, dramatic word這是個沉重、戲劇性的字。You hear it in church talk, news headlines, and films你會在教會的談話、新聞標題和電影裡聽到它。

A kitchen quarrel is not Armageddon unless someone is joking, and the joke is that they are making a small fight sound like the end of everything.

A kitchen quarrel is not Armageddon一場廚房裡的爭吵不是 Armageddon unless someone is joking除非有人在開玩笑 and the joke is that they are making a small fight sound like the end of everything而這個玩笑就在於，他們把一場小爭執講得像世界末日一樣。