English Dictionary

road to Damascus

名詞

限定用法 慣用表現 頻度副詞

(idiomatic, often attributive) An important point in someone's life where a great change, or reversal, of ideas or beliefs occurs.

日本語の意味

人生の大きな転換点、特に信念や価値観が劇的に変わる出来事。 / キリスト教的な意味合いを含む、急激な精神的覚醒や変化の象徴。

After years of skepticism, his road to Damascus came when he witnessed the rescue of a refugee, which completely changed his beliefs about humanitarian aid.

長年の懐疑心の後、難民の救出を目撃したことが彼の人生の大きな転機となり、人道支援に対する考えを完全に変えた。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, often attributive) An important point in someone's life where a great change, or reversal, of ideas or beliefs occurs.

Today we hear a lot about those who have had what's often called Road to Damascus experiences on every issue from guns and same-sex marriage to the sanctity-of-life and taxes.

roads to Damascus （ plural ）