- (also Epiphany)[uncountable]
a Christian festival, held on the 6 January, in memory of the time when the Magi came to see the baby Jesus at Bethlehem Topics Religion and festivalsc2显现节,主显节(1 月 6 日,纪念贤士朝拜耶稣) - epiphany[countable]
a sudden and surprising moment of understanding 顿悟: 突然而令人惊讶的理解时刻She had an epiphany and realized it was time to leave her job and become a full-time artist. 她恍然大悟,意识到是时候离开工作,成为一名全职艺术家了。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Greek epiphainein ‘reveal’. The sense relating to the Christian festival is via Old French epiphanie and ecclesiastical Latin epiphania.