revelation

英 [ˌrevə'leɪʃn] 美 [ˌrevə'leɪʃn]

• n. 揭露；泄露；发觉；启示

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U]显露，泄露，透露，揭露

   making known sth that was secret or hidden;revealing

2. [C]被揭露的事，暴露出来的事

   that which is revealed,especially sth surprising

英英释义

Noun:

1. the speech act of making something evident

2. an enlightening or astonishing disclosure

3. communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency

4. the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The revelation of his past lead to his resignation.
   对他过去的揭露导致了他的辞职。
2. Have you read the ex-minister's amazing revelations in the newspaper?
   你看了前任部长在报上揭露的那些惊人的事实没有？
3. The revelation of the plot of the traitors caused their capture.
   反叛者阴谋的泄露使他们被捕。
4. Her true nature was a revelation to me.
   她的真实性格对我是一个新发现。
5. 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。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The revelation of his scandalous past led to his resignation.
   他那不光彩的过去的曝光导致了他的辞职。
2. The shocking revelations caused quite a storm.
   这些惊人的揭露引起了一阵相当激烈的反应。
3. In an exclusive interview with David Frost,the former president made many revelations.
   前任总统在与大卫弗罗斯特的一次独家新闻采访中披露了许多事实。
4. A series of revelations has embarrassed the government.
   一连串事件的揭露使政府很难堪。

经典引文

• A sudden revelation of 'the loneliness of the human soul'.

  出自： A. J. Ayer

• No revelations had been made, but he was uneasily aware that something was afoot.

  出自： M. Seymour

• I didn't know..astronomy could be so delightful. Quite a revelation.

  出自： P. Ackroyd

词汇搭配

• self-revelation 无意的表露自己的情感...

近反义词

【近义词】

• disclosure 揭发
• exposition 博览会
• exposure 暴露
• prophecy 预言
• air 空气
• inspiration 灵感
• detection 探测
• publication 出版
• confession 自认
• admission 承认
• knowledge 学问
• revealing 有启迪作用的...

派生词

n.(名词)

• revelational adj. 展现的，揭露的，启示的