revelation的词源

英文词源

revelation (n.): c. 1300, "disclosure of information to man by a pine or supernatural agency," from Old French revelacion and directly from Latin revelationem (nominative revelatio), noun of action from past participle stem of revelare "unveil, uncover, lay bare" (see reveal). General meaning "disclosure of facts" is attested from late 14c.; meaning "striking disclosure" is from 1862. As the name of the last book of the New Testament (Revelation of St. John), it is first attested late 14c. (see apocalypse); as simply Revelations, it is first recorded 1690s.

来源于拉丁语中由re-(后)和velum(帆,窗帘,面罩)组成的复合词revelare(揭开)。

词根词缀： re-后 + vel(veil)面纱 + -ation名称词尾

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