revelation
noun
ˌrevəˈleɪʃən
noun
1
a
surprising
fact
about
someone
or
something
that
was
previously
secret
and
is
now
made
known
被揭露 （披露 ）的（惊人）真相
C
[+
about/concerning
]
He
resigned
after
revelations
about
his
affair.
私情被披露之后，他就辞职了。
startling
revelations
about
his
background
对他背景的惊人披露
revelation
that
revelations
that
two
senior
officers
had
lied
in
court
两名高官被揭露在法庭上说谎的事实
2
the
act
of
suddenly
making
known
a
surprising
fact
that
had
previously
been
secret
揭露，披露
U
[+
of
]
the
revelation
of
previously
unknown
facts
之前不为人知的事实的披露
3
something
that
is
surprisingly
good,
enjoyable,
or
useful
[非正式] 出乎意料的好事 （乐趣，用处）
C | informal
[+
to
]
Alice
Walker’s
novel
was
a
real
revelation
to
me.
艾丽斯．沃克的小说使我大开眼界。
4
an
event,
experience
etc
that
is
considered
to
be
a
message
from
God
（上帝的）启示
C,U
His
playing
has
many
moments
of
revelatory
insights.
他的演奏有许多地方都体现了深悟的理解。