revelation

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT A revelation is a surprising or interesting fact that is made known to people. 被透露的事實; 被泄露的秘密
...the seemingly everlasting revelations about his private life. …有關(guān)他私生活的似乎永無休止的披露。
2. N-VAR The revelation of something is the act of making it known. 揭露; 透露
...following the revelation of his affair with a former secretary. …在他和前任秘書的風(fēng)流韻事被揭露之後。
3. N-SING If you say that something you experienced was a revelation, you are saying that it was very surprising or very good. (驚人的、極好的) 發(fā)現(xiàn)
Degas's work had been a revelation to her. 德各斯的工作曾是她的一大發(fā)現(xiàn)。