reformation

柯林斯詞典

1. N-UNCOUNT The reformation of something is the act or process of changing and improving it. 改革; 革新
He devoted his energies to the reformation of science. 他把他的全部精力投入到了科學(xué)的革新中。
2. N-PROPER The Reformation is the movement to reform the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century, which led to the Protestant church being set up. (16世紀(jì)天主教會的)宗教改革運(yùn)動['the' N]
...a famous statue of the Virgin which was destroyed during the Reformation. ...在宗教改革運(yùn)動中被毀的著名的圣母馬利亞塑像。