revelation

英 [ˌrevəˈleɪʃn]

美 [ˌrevəˈleɪʃn]

n.  被暴露的真相; 被曝光的秘闻; 披露; 揭露; (上帝的)启示

复数：revelations　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.4549 / COCA.4184

习惯用语

n.

come as/be a revelation (to sb)
• 让人大开眼界；令人耳目一新；出乎意料
  to be a completely new or surprising experience; to be different from what was expected

牛津词典

noun

• 被暴露的真相；被曝光的秘闻
  a fact that people are made aware of, especially one that has been secret and is surprising
  1. startling/sensational revelations about her private life
     对她的私生活令人吃惊的 / 轰动性的揭露
• 披露；揭露
  the act of making people aware of sth that has been secret
  1. The company's financial problems followed the revelation of a major fraud scandal.
     重大的欺诈丑闻被揭露之后，公司随之出现了财政问题。
• （上帝的）启示
  something that is considered to be a sign or message from God

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 被揭示的真相;被揭露的内情
  Arevelationis a surprising or interesting fact that is made known to people.
  1. ...the seemingly everlasting revelations about his private life.
     对他的私生活看似没完没了的曝光
  2. ...the revelation that William had survived the initial attack.
     威廉在首次袭击中幸存下来的惊人内幕
• N-VAR 揭露;披露;透露
  Therevelation ofsomething is the act of making it known.
  1. ...following the revelation of his affair with a former secretary...
     在他和前秘书的私情被揭露之后
  2. Further revelations are expected.
     人们期待着真相的进一步披露。
• N-SING 意想不到的事物;非常好的事物
  If you say that something you experienced wasa revelation, you are saying that it was very surprising or very good.
  1. The noise, the buildings, the people, came as a revelation...
     这里的噪音、建筑物和人都令人出乎意料。
  2. Degas's work had been a revelation to her.
     德加的作品曾经让她大开眼界。
• N-VAR (上帝的)启示，默示
  A divinerevelationis a sign or explanation from God about his nature or purpose.
  1. The whole system was based on divine revelation in the Scriptures.
     整个体系都建立在《圣经》的神圣启示的基础之上。

英英释义

noun

• an enlightening or astonishing disclosure
• communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency
  Synonym:divine revelation
• the speech act of making something evident
  Synonym:disclosurerevealing

双语例句

• The correspondence between Marx and Engels was for me not a theoretical one, but a psychological revelation.
  马克思和恩格斯的通信集对我来说不仅是一部理论著作，而且是一部心理启示录。
• This revelation came in the form of one of my earliest day jobs.
  我在最早的全日制工作中获得了启示。
• God heard his prayer ( v.21) and a whole new revelation was given to him.
  神听了他的祷告（21节），接著便向他启示了一个新的异象。
• Marriages were broken and lives ruined by the revelation of double-dealing.
  骗局被揭穿后，婚姻破裂了，生活也毁了。
• Theology, then, is not a science of God, which is impossible, but of his revelation.
  神学，那么，是不是一个科学的上帝，这是不可能，但他的启示。
• I suppose this is embarrassing, but it's hardly a revelation.
  我认为这很难堪，但不是揭露。
• The revelation of his past lead to his resignation.
  对他过去的揭露导致了他的辞职。
• Lets keep the money flow towards to the true enterprise with the revelation of God!
  让我们保持对资金流动的真实企业与启示的上帝！
• This ethical framework relies on God's revelation.
  这个伦理框架建立在上帝给予的启示上。
• I soon stumbled upon my first major revelation.
  我很快就遇到了我第一个重要的启示。