revelatory
gb/ɹɪvˈɛlətˌɔɹi/ us/ɹɪvˈɛlətˌɔɹi/
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Ingles
Mga kahulugan
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adjective
C1
property
1
revealing something important or surprising
It shows you something new and makes you understand better.
Padron ng paggamit:
[something] is revelatory (for/to [someone])
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Often confused with revel (to celebrate) or relevant.
Mga kasingkahulugan
eye-opening (More conversational; emphasizes surprise.)
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enlightening (Emphasizes learning and understanding.)
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illuminating (Slightly more formal; suggests clarity.)
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revealing (More general; focuses on showing hidden facts.)
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insightful (Highlights deep understanding rather than new facts.)
Mga kasalungat
unenlightening (Does not increase understanding.)
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unrevealing (Does not expose new information.)
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uninformative (Provides little useful information.)
Mga kolokasyon
revelatory insight
|revelatory discovery
|revelatory moment
|revelatory experience
|revelatory interview
|revelatory account
|revelatory report
|revelatory documentary
|revelatory study
|revelatory detail
Mga tema
communication
|learning
|media
Mga Halimbawa
- The leaked emails were revelatory, showing how the decision was really made.
- Her memoir is revelatory about life inside the industry.
- The data wasn’t just interesting—it was genuinely revelatory for the whole team.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- The article was revelatory.
- That conversation was revelatory for me.
adjective
formal
C2
property
2
relating to religious revelation
Connected to a religious message or truth being revealed.
Padron ng paggamit:
revelatory [experience/text/vision]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
In everyday English, this word usually means ‘eye-opening,’ not specifically religious.
Mga kasingkahulugan
prophetic (Suggests a message from God or a prediction, not just disclosure.)
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apocalyptic (Often tied to end-times revelations; narrower and more specific.)
Mga kasalungat
secular (Not religious or based on divine revelation.)
Mga kolokasyon
revelatory vision
|revelatory experience
|revelatory text
|revelatory tradition
|revelatory truth
|revelatory knowledge
Mga tema
religion
|philosophy
|history
Mga Halimbawa
- The paper discusses revelatory experiences in early Christianity.
- In some traditions, scripture is treated as revelatory rather than purely historical.
- He framed the dream as a revelatory vision with spiritual meaning.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
revelatory
IPA
GB/ɹɪvˈɛlətˌɔɹi/
US/ɹɪvˈɛlətˌɔɹi/
Mga pantig at diin
rev - el - at - ory (4 pantig)
Stress on 2nd syllable (el)
Mga anyo ng salita
Adjective
- Base: revelatory
- Comparative: revelatorier
- Superlative: revelatoriest
Mga ekspresyon
a revelatory experience
1/ə ɹɪvˈɛlətˌɔɹi ɪkspˈɪɹiəns/
fixed phrase
an eye-opening experience
An experience that changes what you understand.
Mga Halimbawa
- Living abroad was a revelatory experience for him.
- The workshop was surprisingly revelatory for the group.
- Talking to patients was a revelatory experience for the new doctor.
a revelatory moment
1/ə ɹɪvˈɛlətˌɔɹi mˈoʊmənt/
fixed phrase
a sudden eye-opening realization
A time when you suddenly understand something new.
Mga Halimbawa
- Reading the feedback was a revelatory moment for her.
- He had a revelatory moment when he saw how much time he was wasting.
- The therapy session led to a revelatory moment about his childhood.
find [something] revelatory
1/fˈaɪnd sˈʌmθɪŋ ɹɪvˈɛlətˌɔɹi/
fixed phrase
feel something reveals new understanding
To think something is very revealing.
Mga Halimbawa
- Many viewers found the documentary revelatory.
- I didn’t find his explanation revelatory, just confusing.
- She found the old photographs revelatory.
nothing revelatory
1/nˈʌθɪŋ ɹɪvˈɛlətˌɔɹi/
fixed phrase
not new or surprising
It is not new or surprising.
Mga Halimbawa
- The report offered nothing revelatory about the cause of the crash.
- It’s a decent overview, but there’s nothing revelatory here.
- His statement contained nothing revelatory.