revelation

名词 revelation:

1. the speech act of making something evident
   同义词：disclosure, revealing
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
   同义词：Revelation of Saint John the Divine, Apocalypse, Book of Revelation

1. Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our error of youth for those of aged.
   经验是一项启示，我们按照它来舍去年轻时(所犯的)错误而代之以年老时的错误。
2. The President is at the center of a recent scandal over revelation about his financial interests.
   总统因近来被揭露涉嫌金融权益问题而成为丑闻的主角。
3. 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？
4. The revelation of his scandalous past led to his resignation.
   他那不光彩历史的揭露导致了他的辞职。

rev.e.la.tion

n.（名词）

The act of revealing or disclosing.
显示，揭露：显示或揭露的行为
Something revealed, especially a dramatic disclosure of something not previously known or realized.
被揭示的真相：被显露的东西，尤指早先未知或未认识到的东西的戏剧性揭露
Theology A manifestation of divine will or truth.
【神学】 启示，默示：神意或神的真义的显现
Revelation Abbr. Rev.,Rv.Bible See table at Bible
Revelation 缩写 Rev.,Rv.【圣经】 参见 Bible

来源：
Middle English revelacion
中古英语 revelacion
from Old French revelation
源自 古法语 revelation
from Latin revôl3tiô revôl3tiôn-
源自 拉丁语 revôl3tiô revôl3tiôn-
from revôl3tus [past participle of] revôl3re [to reveal] * see reveal
源自 revôl3tus [] revôl3re的过去分词 [显露] *参见 reveal