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rev·e·la·tion /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/
n.
1. 揭示，揭露；暴露；透露；展现，显示
a revelation of the true facts 事实真相的揭示
How will her revelation affect the sensitive image of professional tennis? 她的这番揭露会如何影响职业网球运动那敏感的形象呢?
The spokesman was visibly pulling back from too much revelation. 发言人欲言辄止，明明白白是不肯透露太多的情况。
2. (尤指出人意料的)被揭示的真相，被揭露的内情；(惊人的)新发现
the Watergate revelations 水门事件内幕揭秘
Life would be only a series of such sorry revelations for him. 对他说来，生活将只是一次又一次类似令人无奈又悲哀的真相的显露。
The ease with which he drives was quite a revelation to me. 他开车如此娴熟自如，这可大出我的意料。
3. 【宗】启示，默示；神示内容
divine revelations from God 上帝的神示(或天启)
4. [the Revelation(s)]《启示录》(基督教《圣经·新约》的末卷，全称 the Revelation of St. John the Divine)
5. [R-]展开式皮箱(亦作 Revelation suitcase；商标名)
[< LL revēlātiō < L revēlāre, 见 REVEAL] |