revelation

英 [ˌrevəˈleɪʃn]

美 [ˌrevəˈleɪʃn]

n.

出人意料的真相透露；揭露的惊人内幕；启示；揭露；透露；暴露；泄露；惊人的新发现；《启示录》

复数： revelations

英文释义：

1. [countable] revelation (about/concerning something)| revelation (that…) a fact that people are made aware of, especially one that has been secret and is surprising

(关于某事物的)揭示|揭示(那…)人们意识到的事实，尤指秘密的和令人惊讶的

2. [uncountable] revelation (of something) the act of making people aware of something that has been secret

(某事物的)揭示使人们意识到某秘密事物的行为

3. [countable, uncountable] something that is considered to be a sign or message from God

【可数，不可数】被认为是上帝的标志或信息的东西

举个例子：

1.Where we need some role modeling is in instinct, and that's where a dog is a roving revelation.

我们所需要得一些角色模仿在本能中，在那里狗就是一个流动的启示。

2.Degas's work had been a revelation to her.

德各斯的工作曾是她的一大发现。

3.Such a revelation would distress me greatly.

这种意外会让我痛苦万分的。

4." Twenty-seven ... a time of sudden revelations, "

“二十七岁， 是一个充满着豁然开朗的年龄。

常用短语：

general revelation: 普遍启示；普通启示；一般启示

Special Revelation: 特别启示

revelation light: 聚光灯

Revelation Principle: 显示原理；揭示原理

Myst IV Revelation: 启示录；神秘岛IV

The Last Revelation: 最后的启示；末世启示录

The Revelation of the Duck: 鸭的启示

The Revelation of Lilacs: 紫丁香的启示

Secret The Revelation: 秘密

词汇拓展：

近义词

n. speech act, insight, brainstorm, brainwave, informing, making known, book

联想词

startling令人震惊的,惊人的;

shocking令人震惊的;

revealed透露;

surprising使人惊讶的, 出人意料的, 惊人的;

prophetic预言的,先知的;truth事实;

revealing有启迪作用的;

prophecy预言;

realization认识, 领会;

divine神圣的;

surprise惊奇，诧异;