- (also Epiphany)[uncountable]
a Christian festival, held on the 6 January, in memory of the time when the Magi came to see the baby Jesus at Bethlehem Topics Religion and festivalsc2顯現節,主顯節(1 月 6 日,紀念賢士朝拜耶稣) - epiphany[countable]
a sudden and surprising moment of understanding 頓悟: 突然而令人驚訝的理解時刻She had an epiphany and realized it was time to leave her job and become a full-time artist. 她恍然大悟,意識到是時候離開工作,成爲一名全職藝術家了。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Greek epiphainein ‘reveal’. The sense relating to the Christian festival is via Old French epiphanie and ecclesiastical Latin epiphania.