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单词 revelation
释义 rev·e·la·tion
\ˌrevəˈlāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English revelacioun, from Middle French revelation, from Late Latin revelation-, revelatio, from Latin revelatus (past participle of revelare to reveal, unveil) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at reveal
1.
 a. : an act of revealing or communicating divine truth; especially : God's disclosure or manifestation of himself or of his will to man
  < the revelation to the Jews assembled around Mount Sinai >
 b. : something that is revealed by God to man
 c. : something that contains or serves to communicate revelation or that purports to do so
  < the Revelations of Bartholomew >
2.
 a. : an act of revealing or opening to view : the disclosing or discovering to others of what was before unknown to them
 b. : something that is revealed : disclosure
3. : something that tends (as by its unexpectedness, excellence, charm, or worth) to create surprise
 < her alert keenness was a revelation >
 < the ease of handling of the new machine was a revelation to me >
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