To suddenly realize the truth or come to understand something clearly after a period of confusion or ignorance, as if waking from a dream.
直到听了他的详细解释，我才似梦初觉，原来一直都误解了她的意思。
Only after hearing his detailed explanation did I feel as if I had just awakened from a dream, realizing I had always misunderstood her meaning.
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