epiphany
noun /ɪˈpɪfəni/
/ɪˈpɪfəni/
- (also Epiphany)[uncountable] a Christian festival, held on the 6 January, in memory of the time when the Magi came to see the baby Jesus at Bethlehem
Topics Religion and festivalsc2显现节,主显节(1 月 6 日,纪念贤士朝拜耶稣) - epiphany[countable] a sudden and surprising moment of understanding
顿悟: 突然而令人惊讶的理解时刻- She had an epiphany and realized it was time to leave her job and become a full-time artist.
她恍然大悟,意识到是时候离开工作,成为一名全职艺术家了。
- She had an epiphany and realized it was time to leave her job and become a full-time artist.
词源Middle English: from Greek epiphainein ‘reveal’. The sense relating to the Christian festival is via Old French epiphanie and ecclesiastical Latin epiphania.