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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries目からウロコ
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mekara uroko
"その事実は私にとって大きな目からウロコだった。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An unexpected event, experience, or fact that is startling and enlightening, revealing a truth previously unknown.
"Working at the community shelter for a month was a real eye-opener regarding local poverty." - 2
An alcoholic drink taken early in the morning to wake up.
"Old-fashioned western novels often described the characters starting their morning with a stiff eye-opener."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the literal phrasal components 'eye' and 'opener' emerging in the mid-19th century. Initially used in American slang around the 1840s to denote an alcoholic drink taken in the morning to wake oneself up, it evolved metaphorically by the late 19th century to describe any startling revelation, unexpected experience, or sudden realization that broadens a person's perspective.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Eye-opener" is said worldwide
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révélation
Transliteration: /ʁe.ve.la.sjɔ̃/
"Ce voyage a été une véritable révélation pour moi."
Augenöffner
Transliteration: /ˈaʊɡn̩ˌœfnɐ/
"Die Dokumentation war ein echter Augenöffner."
rivelazione
Transliteration: /ri.ve.laˈtsjo.ne/
"Questa esperienza è stata una vera rivelazione."
revelación
Transliteration: /re.βe.laˈsjon/
"Su visita a la fábrica fue toda una revelación."
revelação
Transliteration: /ʁe.ve.laˈsɐ̃w/
"O livro foi uma verdadeira revelação sobre o assunto."
आँखें खोलने वाली बात
Transliteration: aankhen kholne wali baat
"यह यात्रा मेरे लिए आँखें खोलने वाली साबित हुई।"
长见识的事
Transliteration: cháng jiàn shi de shì
"这次参观真是让人大开眼界。"
눈을 뜨게 하는 것
Transliteration: nuneul tteuge haneun geot
"그 다큐멘터리는 정말 눈을 뜨게 하는 계기였다."
目からウロコ
Transliteration: mekara uroko
"その事実は私にとって大きな目からウロコだった。"
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