doomsday device

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A hypothetical weapon (often a bomb) programmed to automatically be used in response to certain attacks, usually with very dire consequences (such as the annihilation of the world).
    — Near-synonyms: doomsday bomb, Dead Hand
  2. An extremely powerful weapon.

词形变化

doomsday devices plural Doomsday Device alternative

词源

Coined as Doomsday Machine by military strategist Herman Kahn.
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