revelation
noun /ˌrevəˈleɪʃn/
/ˌrevəˈleɪʃn/
Idioms - [countable] 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 - revelation about/concerning something startling/sensational revelations about her private life
对她的私生活令人吃惊的揭露 - revelation that… He was dismissed after revelations that confidential files were missing.
机密文件不翼而飞的消息披露后他被解雇了。
- The embarrassing revelations came just hours before he was to make his speech.
就在他要作演讲之前几个小时，令人尴尬的内情被披露了。 - There are no great revelations in the final chapter.
最后一章没有给人什么大的启示。 - fresh revelations concerning their private lives
对于他们私生活的最新内情披露
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- amazing
- astonishing
- embarrassing
- …
- come as
- prove
- come
- revelation about
- revelation concerning
- revelation for
- …
- revelation about/concerning something startling/sensational revelations about her private life
- [uncountable] the act of making people aware of something that has been secret
披露；揭露 - 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。
- The company's financial problems followed the revelation of a major fraud scandal.
- [countable, uncountable] something that is considered to be a sign or message from God
（上帝的）启示 - These events were seen as a divine revelation.
这些事件被视为神的启示。
Collocations ReligionReligion宗教 笃信宗教的 - believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation
信仰上帝／耶稣基督／真主／自由意志／宿命论／天堂与地狱／来生／转世说 - be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.
是／成为信徒／无神论者／不可知论者／基督徒／穆斯林／印度教教徒／佛教徒等 - convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.
- go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue)
去教堂／会堂做礼拜 - go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara
去当地的教堂／清真寺／犹太教会堂／谒师所做礼拜 - belong to a church/a religious community
是教堂／宗教团体的成员 - join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood
成为牧师／女修道士／僧侣／宗教人员／神职人员／司祭 - praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God
赞美／敬拜／遵从／侍奉／颂扬上帝
庆典与仪式 - attend/hold/conduct/lead a service
参加／举行／组织／主持礼拜仪式 - perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah
举行典礼／仪式／宗教仪式／洗礼／朝觐／受戒仪式 - carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite
举行宗教／安葬／葬礼／丰收／净化仪式 - go on/make a pilgrimage
前往朝圣 - celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali
庆祝圣诞节／复活节／开斋节／斋月／修殿节／逾越节／排灯节 - observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan
守／不守安息日／斋戒／斋月 - deliver/preach/hear a sermon
传道；讲道；听布道 - lead/address the congregation
带领会众；对会众发表演讲 - say/recite a prayer/blessing
念诵／背诵经文；祝祷
宗教经文与思想 - preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam
传布／颂扬／传播上帝的话／《福音》／伊斯兰教义 - study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha
研究／遵循达摩／佛教教义 - read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah
阅读／研究／理解／阐释经文／《圣经》／《古兰经》／《福音》／托拉 - be based on/derive from divine revelation
基于／来源于上帝的启示 - commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege
犯异端／渎圣罪；认为…是异端邪说／亵渎圣物
宗教信仰与体验 - seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom
寻求／找到／获得启迪／智慧 - strengthen/lose your faith
增强／失去信德 - keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith
忠于／践行／放弃信仰 - save/purify/lose your soul
拯救／净化／失去灵魂 - obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law
服从／遵循／恪守／违反／亵渎诫条／伊斯兰教法／犹太教法 - be/accept/do God’s will
是／接受／践行上帝的旨意 - receive/experience divine grace
得到／感受神的恩宠 - achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana
获得启迪／拯救／涅槃 - undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation
经历皈依／重生／转世化身 - hear/answer a prayer
聆听／回应祷告 - commit/confess/forgive a sin
犯罪；忏悔；宽恕罪过 - do/perform penance
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- He claimed to know these things by divine revelation.
他声称通过神的启示知道了这些事情。 - He claimed to have had a revelation from God.
他声称从上帝那儿得到了启示。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- amazing
- astonishing
- embarrassing
- …
- come as
- prove
- come
- revelation about
- revelation concerning
- revelation for
- …
see also reveal - These events were seen as a divine revelation.
词源Middle English (in the theological sense): from Old French, or from late Latin revelatio(n-), from revelare ‘lay bare’from re- ‘again’ (expressing reversal) + velum ‘veil’. Senses 1 and 2 date from the mid 19th cent.
Idioms
come as/be a revelation (to somebody)
- 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 - His performance in the race today was a revelation to everyone.
他今天在赛跑中的表现让所有人都大吃一惊。 - My trip to Texas was a revelation.
这次得克萨斯之行使我大开眼界。
- His acting ability was a revelation to us all.
他的表演才能令我们所有人惊讶。 - To many members of her audience, these performances must have come as a revelation.
这些演出肯定会使她的许多观众大开眼界。 - The demonstration proved to be something of a revelation for our teachers.
这次演示对我们的老师来说是一个启示。
- His performance in the race today was a revelation to everyone.