[N-COUNT 可数名词]被揭示的真相;被揭露的内情 A revelation is a surprising or interesting fact that is made known to people.
[oft N about n]
...the seemingly everlasting revelations about his private life.
对他的私生活看似没完没了的曝光
...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
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[N-VAR 可变名词]揭露;披露;透露 The revelation of something is the act of making it known.
[oft N of n]
...following the revelation of his affair with a former secretary...
在他和前秘书的私情被揭露之后
Further revelations are expected.
人们期待着真相的进一步披露。
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[N-SING 单数名词]意想不到的事物;非常好的事物 If you say that something you experienced was a revelation, you are saying that it was very surprising or very good.
[a N]
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。
Degas's work had been a revelation to her.
德加的作品曾经让她大开眼界。
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[N-VAR 可变名词](上帝的)启示,默示 A divine revelation is a sign or explanation from God about his nature or purpose.
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。
Oxford
reve·la·tionAWL/ˌrevəˈleɪʃn; NAmEˌrevəˈleɪʃn/noun1[countable ]revelation(about/concerning sth) |revelation(that…) a fact that people are made aware of, especially one that has been secret and is surprising 被暴露的真相;被曝光的秘闻SYN
disclosure
◆startling/sensational revelationsabout her private life 对她的私生活令人吃惊的╱哗众取宠的揭露2[uncountable ]revelation(of sth) the act of making people aware of sth that has been secret 披露;揭露SYN
disclosure
◆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。3[countable , uncountable ]something that is considered to be a sign or message from God (上帝的)启示☞collocationsat
religion
☞see also
reveal
(1 )IDIOMcome as/be a revelation (to sb)to be a completely new or surprising experience; to be different from what was expected 让人大开眼界;令人耳目一新;出乎意料revelationrevelationsreve·la·tion/ˌrevəˈleɪʃn; NAmEˌrevəˈleɪʃn/
1[countable] a surprising fact about someone or something that was previously secret and is now made knownrevelation about/concerning He resigned after revelations about his affair.startling revelations about his backgroundrevelation that revelations that two senior officers had lied in court2[uncountable] the act of suddenly making known a surprising fact that had previously been secretrevelation of the revelation of previously unknown facts3[countable] informal something that is surprisingly good, enjoyable, or usefulrevelation to Alice Walker’s novel was a real revelation to me.4[countable, uncountable] an event, experience etc that is considered to be a message from God—revelatory /ˌrevəˈleɪtəri $ ˈrevələtɔːri/ adjective: His playing has many moments of revelatory insights.
WDF
revelation
[ˌrevəˈleɪʃn]
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revelations[1285]
启示(87%),揭露(10%),泄露(2%),发觉(1%)
n.启示;揭露;出乎意料的事;被揭露的真相
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