annunciation
/əˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən/noun
(一般作the Annunciation)
1- the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to Mary (Luke 1:26-38)天使传报（天使加百列通知马利亚道成肉身, 《路迦福音》1:26-38）。
1.1
- a Church festival commemorating this, held on 25 March (Lady Day)圣母领报节（3月25日）。
1.2
- a painting or sculpture depicting this天使报喜画; 天使报喜雕塑。
1.3
- mass noun formal or archaic the announcement of something〈正式, 古〉告示：
the annunciation of a set of rules applying to the relationships between states.
适用于国与国之间关系的一组规定的告示。
词源
Middle English: from Old French annonciation, from late Latin annuntiatio（n-）， from the verb annuntiare （see ANNUNCIATE）.