revelation
- IPA[ˌrevəˈlāSH(ə)n]
美式
- a surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made known in a dramatic way；the making known of something that was previously secret or unknown
noun: revelation, plural noun: revelations
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名詞
- 1. a surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made known in a dramatic way revelations about his personal life 同義詞
- ▪ the making known of something that was previously secret or unknown the revelation of an alleged plot to assassinate the king 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ used to emphasize the surprising or remarkable quality of someone or something seeing them play at international level was a revelation
- 2. the divine or supernatural disclosure to humans of something relating to human existence or the world an attempt to reconcile Darwinian theories with biblical revelation a divine revelation
- ▪ the last book of the New Testament, recounting a divine revelation of the future to St. John.
- disclosure of one's character or motives, especially inadvertently: his memoir offered disappointingly few moments of self-revelation
Oxford Dictionary
- disclosure of one's character or motives, especially inadvertently: his memoir offered disappointingly few moments of self-revelation
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃn]
英式
- a surprising and previously unknown fact that has been disclosed to others: revelations about his personal life
Oxford Dictionary
