revelation

暴露、公表

隠されていた事実や知られていなかった事実を人々に知らせること。

やさしい英語で： The act of making a hidden or unknown fact known to people.

• The revelation of the truth brought relief.
• His revelation of their plans caused trouble.
• The public revelation of the error forced an apology.

使い方： revelation of something (The revelation of her identity surprised everyone.)

類義語： disclosure

反対語： concealment

よく使う表現： revelation of something, shocking revelation, public revelation

啓示

神から伝えられたと信じられている真実や言葉。

やさしい英語で： A truth or message believed to come from God.

• The prophet received a revelation.
• They believe the book contains divine revelation.
• She understood the dream as a spiritual revelation.

使い方： revelation from someone (He described the vision as a revelation from God.)

類義語： apocalypse

よく使う表現： divine revelation, receive a revelation, revelation from God

嬉しい驚き、新発見

予想外に優れていたり役立ったりすることが分かった人や物。

やさしい英語で： Someone or something that proves surprisingly good or useful.

• The new goalkeeper was a revelation.
• Her first concert proved a revelation for local audiences.
• This simple tool has been a revelation in our kitchen.

よく使う表現： a real revelation, revelation for someone, revelation this season