revelation
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++rev·e·la·tion /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/ ●○○ AWL noun 1 [countable]TELL A SECRET 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revelation about/concerning He resigned after revelations about his affair. 他因私情被揭发而辞职。 startling revelations about his background 被揭露出来的有关他背景的惊人真相revelation that revelations that two senior officers had lied in court 两名高官被曝在法庭上说谎的事实2 [uncountable]TELL A SECRET the act of suddenly making known a surprising fact that had previously been secret 揭露，披露revelation of the revelation of previously unknown facts 之前不为人知的事实的披露3 [countable] informalGOOD/EXCELLENT something that is surprisingly good, enjoyable, or useful 出乎意料的好东西[乐趣，用处]revelation to Alice Walker’s novel was a real revelation to me. 艾丽斯·沃克的小说真使我大开眼界。4. [countable, uncountable]RR an event, experience etc that is considered to be a message from God （上帝的）启示 —revelatory /ˌrevəˈleɪtəri $ ˈrevələtɔːri/ adjective His playing has many moments of revelatory insights. 他的演奏有许多地方都体现出深悟的理解。Examples from the Corpus
revelation• But tonight's lesson, dealing with electrical fittings, had been a revelation.• Bangor have been a revelation this season and are still pushing for success on three fronts, unlike the poor old Blues.• It was the single greatest revelation of his religious life.• But the major revelation is the Symphony No. 4, which is conducted by the then-44-year-old Kurt Sanderling.• The effusions of Vaneigem have an air of mystical revelation which is even more intense in recent publications.• Each new revelation received extensive news coverage.• To do this he did not need to make any apparently arbitrary appeal to particular revelation or received authority.• The revelation of his adultery scuttled his chances of replacing Gen.• Recently I had this revelation that my life is like stretch pants.revelation that• It's the divinely inspired holy revelation that brings life.• She could tell he was close to some revelation that would explain what was going on.• I refer of course to Norman Lamont and the startling revelations that his Access card is £470 over its £2,000 limit.• This was the revelation that brought reversal pathways to center stage.• Recently I had this revelation that my life is like stretch pants.Origin revelation (1300-1400) Old French Latin, from revelare; → REVEALrev·e·la·tion nounChineseSyllable
surprising someone about Corpus fact or a
revelation
rev‧e‧la‧tion AC /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/
noun1. [countable] a surprising fact about someone or something that was previously secret and is now made known
revelation about/concerning
He resigned after revelations about his affair.
startling revelations about his background
revelation that
revelations that two senior officers had lied in court
2. [uncountable] the act of suddenly making known a surprising fact that had previously been secret
revelation of
the revelation of previously unknown facts
3. [countable] informal something that is surprisingly good, enjoyable, or useful
revelation to
Alice Walker’s novel was a real revelation to me.
4. [uncountable and countable] an event, experience etc that is considered to be a message from God
—revelatory /ˌrevəˈleɪtəri $ ˈrevələtɔːri/ adjective:
His playing has many moments of revelatory insights.
rev‧e‧la‧tion AC /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/
noun1. [countable] a surprising fact about someone or something that was previously secret and is now made knownrevelation about/concerning
revelation that
2. [uncountable] the act of suddenly making known a surprising fact that had previously been secret
revelation of
3. [countable] informal something that is surprisingly good, enjoyable, or useful
revelation to
4. [uncountable and countable] an event, experience etc that is considered to be a message from God
—revelatory /ˌrevəˈleɪtəri $ ˈrevələtɔːri/ adjective:
Being religious 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/ ( especially
practice a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.皈依／信奉宗教／佛教／天主教／基督教／伊斯兰教／犹太教等 go to church/( templeNAmE (= 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
Celebrations and ritual 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
Religious texts and ideas 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 sth heresy/sacrilege犯异端／渎圣罪；认为…是异端邪说／亵渎圣物
Religious belief and experience 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进行补赎
