(一般作 the Annunciation)the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to Mary (Luke 1:26–38) 天使传报(天使加百列通知马利亚道成肉身,《路迦福音》1:26—38) ■a Church festival commemorating this, held on 25 March (Lady Day) 圣母领报节(3月25日) ■a painting or sculpture depicting this 天使报喜画;天使报喜雕塑 ■[mass noun](formal or archaic)the announcement of something (正式,古)告示 the annunciation of a set of rules applying to the relationships between states. 适用于国与国之间关系的一组规定的告示。
语源
Middle English : from Old French annonciation, from late Latin annuntiatio(n-), from the verb annuntiare (see annunciate)