Explanation
[eksplə'neɪʃ(ə)n] or [,ɛksplə'neʃən]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) thought that makes something comprehensible.
(noun.) a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; 'the explanation was very simple'; 'I expected a brief account'.
(noun.) the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible; 'I heard his explanation of the accident'.
編輯:洛娜--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; as, the explanation of a passage in Scripture, or of a contract or treaty.
(n.) That which explains or makes clear; as, a satisfactory explanation.
(n.) The meaning attributed to anything by one who explains it; definition; interpretation; sense.
(n.) A mutual exposition of terms, meaning, or motives, with a view to adjust a misunderstanding, and reconcile differences; reconciliation; agreement; as, to come to an explanation.
珍手打
同義詞及近義詞：
n. [1]. Interpretation, elucidation, illustration, exposition, description, explication, CLAVIS, key.[2]. Sense, meaning, acceptation.[3]. Mutual understanding.
杰拉尔丁校對
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Exposition, explication, interpretation, sense, description
ANT:Mystification, obscuration, confusion, misinterpretation
校對:马奇
例句/造句/用法:
- What else can be the consequence, said Herbert, in explanation, if he will cut the cheese? 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- Then the explanation came to me. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- I listened with amazement to this explanation, which Holmes delivered between the puffs of his cigarette. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- It is really wonderful to think of Rudolph still being alive, mused Mrs Dengelton, taking no notice of the Rector's historical explanation. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- The explanation of this well-known fact is found in a further study of the elastic balls (Fig. 170). 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- Another man in his position would have needed some explanation of those words--the Count felt no such necessity. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- The explanation of this is, that a string may vibrate in a number of different ways. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- She was wondering whether an explanation of any kind would be consistent with her loyalty to Frederick. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- I felt that we were incomplete before, and here is the explanation. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- I am aware that Sir Percival Glyde's explanation has been considered satisfactory. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Considering everything, I think a letter will be decidedly the best method of explanation. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- These, with an explanation of the phenomenon, he communicated in a letter to his friend, Sir John Pringle, which is among his philosophical pieces. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- But I didn't quite follow your explanation of the destruction of the busts. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- The company, as you have just heard, are resolved to have a further explanation. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- Scientific law appeared not merely as a formulation and explanation of observed phenomena but as a means for the discovery of new truths. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- Still the explanations were made in German. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- For other explanations of the passage see Introduction. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- But I come to ask explanations. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- I always wished I could have understood Siemens's explanations of the points of those stories. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- There appeared to be only two explanations of it. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Miss Bart shrank from it slightly, and then flung herself into precipitate explanations. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- The names Graham Bretton and Home de Bassompierre gave rise to questions and explanations. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- His explanations were simple. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- It suddenly struck her that it might be from Lady Catherine; and she anticipated with dismay all the consequent explanations. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- I must wait for my master to give explanations; and so must she. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- That is the case as it appears to the police, and improbable as it is, all other explanations are more improbable still. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- He said-- But I waited for none of the landlord's explanations. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- Caroline forgot, again and again, the explanations which were given to her. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Mrs. Joe, who always took explanations upon herself, said, snappishly, Escaped. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- All preliminary explanations being now cleared out of the way, I come at last to the real knot of the case--to the twenty thousand pounds. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
埃德蒙手打