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a fact that people are made aware of, especially one that has been secret and is surprising 被暴露的真相；被曝光的秘闻 - revelation about/concerning something
startling/sensational revelations about her private life 对她的私生活令人吃惊的揭露 - revelation that…
He was dismissed after revelations that confidential files were missing. 机密文件不翼而飞的消息披露后他被解雇了。
Extra ExamplesThe embarrassing revelations came just hours before he was to make his speech. 就在他要作演讲之前几个小时，令人尴尬的内情被披露了。 There are no great revelations in the final chapter. 最后一章没有给人什么大的启示。 fresh revelations concerning their private lives 对于他们私生活的最新内情披露
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- amazing
- astonishing
- embarrassing
- …
- come as
- prove
- come
- revelation about
- revelation concerning
- revelation for
- …
- revelation about/concerning something
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the act of making people aware of something that has been secret 披露；揭露 The company's financial problems followed the revelation of a major fraud scandal. 重大的欺诈丑闻被揭露之后，公司随之出现了财政问题。
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something that is considered to be a sign or message from God （上帝的）启示 These events were seen as a divine revelation. 这些事件被视为神的启示。
Collocations ReligionReligion 宗教 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 a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.
- go to church/(North American English) temple (= 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 something 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
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Extra ExamplesHe claimed to know these things by divine revelation. 他声称通过神的启示知道了这些事情。 He claimed to have had a revelation from God. 他声称从上帝那儿得到了启示。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- amazing
- astonishing
- embarrassing
- …
- come as
- prove
- come
- revelation about
- revelation concerning
- revelation for
- …
see also reveal
Word OriginMiddle English (in the theological sense): from Old French, or from late Latin revelatio(n-), from revelare ‘lay bare’from re- ‘again’ (expressing reversal) + velum ‘veil’. Senses 1 and 2 date from the mid 19th cent.
Idioms
come as/be a revelation (to somebody)
to be a completely new or surprising experience; to be different from what was expected 让人大开眼界；令人耳目一新；出乎意料 His performance in the race today was a revelation to everyone. 他今天在赛跑中的表现让所有人都大吃一惊。 My trip to Texas was a revelation. 这次得克萨斯之行使我大开眼界。
Extra ExamplesHis acting ability was a revelation to us all. 他的表演才能令我们所有人惊讶。 To many members of her audience, these performances must have come as a revelation. 这些演出肯定会使她的许多观众大开眼界。 The demonstration proved to be something of a revelation for our teachers. 这次演示对我们的老师来说是一个启示。