revelation

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rev·e·la·tion /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/ AWL noun

1 [countableC]TELL A SECRET a surprising fact about someone or something that was previously secret and is now made known 被揭露[披露]的（惊人）真相

revelation about/concerning

He resigned after revelations about his affair.

他因私情被揭发而辞职。

startling revelations about his background

被揭露出来的有关他背景的惊人真相

revelation that

revelations that two senior officers had lied in court

两名高官被曝在法庭上说谎的事实

2 [uncountableU]TELL A SECRET the act of suddenly making known a surprising fact that had previously been secret 揭露，披露

revelation of

the revelation of previously unknown facts

之前不为人知的事实的披露

3 [countableC] informalGOOD/EXCELLENT something that is surprisingly good, enjoyable, or useful 出乎意料的好东西[乐趣，用处]

revelation to

Alice Walker’s novel was a real revelation to me.

艾丽斯·沃克的小说真使我大开眼界。

4. [countableC, uncountableU]RR an event, experience etc that is considered to be a message from God （上帝的）启示

—revelatory /ˌrevəˈleɪtəri $ ˈrevələtɔːri/ adjectiveadj

His playing has many moments of revelatory insights.

他的演奏有许多地方都体现出深悟的理解。

Examples from the Corpus

revelation• But tonight's lesson, dealing with electrical fittings, had been a revelation.• Bangor have been a revelation this season and are still pushing for success on three fronts, unlike the poor old Blues.• It was the single greatest revelation of his religious life.• But the major revelation is the Symphony No. 4, which is conducted by the then-44-year-old Kurt Sanderling.• The effusions of Vaneigem have an air of mystical revelation which is even more intense in recent publications.• Each new revelation received extensive news coverage.• To do this he did not need to make any apparently arbitrary appeal to particular revelation or received authority.• The revelation of his adultery scuttled his chances of replacing Gen.• Recently I had this revelation that my life is like stretch pants.

revelation that• It's the divinely inspired holy revelation that brings life.• She could tell he was close to some revelation that would explain what was going on.• I refer of course to Norman Lamont and the startling revelations that his Access card is £470 over its £2,000 limit.• This was the revelation that brought reversal pathways to center stage.• Recently I had this revelation that my life is like stretch pants.

Origin revelation

(1300-1400) Old French Latin, from revelare; → REVEAL

rev·e·la·tion noun

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