revelation學測 L6KK [ˌrɛvəˈleʃən] ｜ /ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən/
神啟；天啟·令人震驚的揭露·顯露；揭曉
學測常考抽象名詞，語意層次多
Her diary's last page held a revelation that changed how her family saw her.
她日記的最後一頁裡藏著一項讓全家人徹底改觀的驚人真相。
一個畫面：掀開布幕
布幕遮掩祕密尚未被看見的狀態
猛然掀開動作突然，出乎意料
真相現形隱藏的事物終於顯現
義項
神諭啟示C1noun神啟；天啟
The monk said a strange revelation had changed his whole life.
那位僧侶說一次奇特的啟示改變了他整個人生。
a divine revelationreceive a revelation
爆料曝光C1noun令人震驚的揭露
Learning that her sister lived right next door was a surprising revelation.
得知妹妹就住在隔壁，這是個令人驚訝的揭露。
a shocking revelationa surprising revelation
才華揭曉C1noun顯露；揭曉
The sudden revelation of her hidden talent surprised everyone at school.
她隱藏的才華忽然被揭露，讓全校的人都很驚訝。
the revelation of a secretthe revelation of the truth
片語
come as a revelation恍然大悟 →讓人大感意外
a moment of revelation靈光乍現 →忽然頓悟的瞬間
你會不會這樣說？
The leaked documents were a shocking ___ about the company. (revelation / revolution)
看答案
revelation
revelation 是揭露，revolution 是革命，形近義異。
'The sudden revelation of her hidden talent surprised everyone.' 這裡的 revelation 最接近哪個意思？(A) 神的啟示 (B) 事情被揭曉出來 (C) 令人震驚的爆料
看答案
(B)
此句指才華被揭露的動作，對應「顯露」義項，非宗教啟示。
字族
reveal 揭露；顯示・revealing 透露訊息的