英语词汇“epiphany”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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(ɪpɪfəni)

Word forms: plural epiphanies

1. uncountable noun

Epiphany is a Christian festival on the 6th of January which celebrates the arrival of the wise men who came to see Jesus Christ soon after he was born.

2. countable noun

An epiphany is a moment of sudden insight or understanding.

...Isaac Newton's epiphany about gravity and a falling apple.

epiphany in British English

(ɪˈpɪfənɪ)

nounWord forms: plural -nies

the manifestation of a supernatural or divine reality

any moment of great or sudden revelation

Derived forms

epiphanic (ˌɛpɪˈfænɪk)

adjective

Word origin

C17: via Church Latin from Greek epiphaneia an appearing, from epi- + phainein to show

Epiphany in British English

(ɪˈpɪfənɪ)

nounWord forms: plural -nies

a Christian festival held on Jan 6, commemorating, in the Western Church, the manifestation of Christ to the Magi and, in the Eastern Church, the baptism of Christ

Epiphany in American English

(iˈpɪfəni; ɪˈpɪfəni)

nounWord forms: plural Eˈpiphanies

1. [e-]

an appearance or manifestation of a god or other supernatural being

in many Christian churches, a yearly festival, held January 6, commemorating both the revealing of Jesus as the Christ to the Gentiles in the persons of the Magi and the baptism of Jesus

also called Twelfth Day

3. [e-]

a moment of sudden intuitive understanding; flash of insight

a scene, experience, etc. that occasions such a moment

Derived forms

epiphanic (ˌepiˈphanic) (ˌɛpəˈfænɪk)

adjective

Word origin

ME & OFr epiphanie < LL(Ec) epiphania < Gr(Ec) epiphaneia, appearance < epiphainein, to show forth, manifest < epi-, upon + phainein, to show: see fantasy

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He's standing in the middle of a battlefield and has this moment of epiphany.For me, it was a moment of epiphany.She had been dreading her fifth decade, but instead experienced an epiphany.His epiphany didn't come wholly out of the blue.It was in that moment of epiphany that England began the long, inevitable descent towards ignominy.And then hopefully there is the epiphany moment where they say: 'You know what?While crouching on the floor of a lavatory - he was setting up the first shot of his first film - he experienced an epiphany.

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释义	Trends of epiphany View usage for: epiphany (ɪpɪfəni) Word forms: plural epiphanies 1. uncountable noun Epiphany is a Christian festival on the 6th of January which celebrates the arrival of the wise men who came to see Jesus Christ soon after he was born. 2. countable noun An epiphany is a moment of sudden insight or understanding. ...Isaac Newton's epiphany about gravity and a falling apple. epiphany in British English (ɪˈpɪfənɪ) nounWord forms: plural -nies 1. the manifestation of a supernatural or divine reality 2. any moment of great or sudden revelation Derived forms epiphanic (ˌɛpɪˈfænɪk) adjective Word origin C17: via Church Latin from Greek epiphaneia an appearing, from epi- + phainein to show Epiphany in British English (ɪˈpɪfənɪ) nounWord forms: plural -nies a Christian festival held on Jan 6, commemorating, in the Western Church, the manifestation of Christ to the Magi and, in the Eastern Church, the baptism of Christ Epiphany in American English (iˈpɪfəni; ɪˈpɪfəni) nounWord forms: plural Eˈpiphanies 1. [e-] an appearance or manifestation of a god or other supernatural being 2. in many Christian churches, a yearly festival, held January 6, commemorating both the revealing of Jesus as the Christ to the Gentiles in the persons of the Magi and the baptism of Jesus also called Twelfth Day 3. [e-] a. a moment of sudden intuitive understanding; flash of insight b. a scene, experience, etc. that occasions such a moment Derived forms epiphanic (ˌepiˈphanic) (ˌɛpəˈfænɪk) adjective Word origin ME & OFr epiphanie < LL(Ec) epiphania < Gr(Ec) epiphaneia, appearance < epiphainein, to show forth, manifest < epi-, upon + phainein, to show: see fantasy Image of epiphany © Editorial zummolo, Shutterstock Examples of 'epiphany' in a sentence epiphany He's standing in the middle of a battlefield and has this moment of epiphany. Times, Sunday Times (2009) For me, it was a moment of epiphany. Times, Sunday Times (2013) She had been dreading her fifth decade, but instead experienced an epiphany. Times, Sunday Times (2014) His epiphany didn't come wholly out of the blue. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It was in that moment of epiphany that England began the long, inevitable descent towards ignominy. Times, Sunday Times (2009) And then hopefully there is the epiphany moment where they say: 'You know what? The Sun (2013) While crouching on the floor of a lavatory - he was setting up the first shot of his first film - he experienced an epiphany. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Word lists with epiphany Religious festivals
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