explanation

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n. 解释, 说明, 辩解, 表明 [经] 解释, 注释, 说明

发音

US /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/

词形变化

explanations 复数 explanations

别名

explaination

教材释义与例句

名词

说明，解释；辩解

the reasons you give for why something happened or why you did something

She told the court she would give a full explanation of the prosecution's decision on Monday.

她告诉法庭她将在星期一就控方的决定做出详尽的解释。

释义与例句

n. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    The act or process of explaining.

    解释

    说明

    可数 不可数

    The explanation was long and drawn-out.

  2. 2.

    Something that explains or makes understandable.

    说明

    可数 不可数

    An explanation for the UFO sightings was easily found.

  3. 3.

    A resolution of disputed points pursuant to discussion; a mutual clarification of disputed points; reconciliation.

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

account

上位词 8

thought thinking statement cerebration intellection mentation speech act thought process

下位词 10

reason key theory principle definition accounting interpretation gloss justification rendering

部分词 9

base foundation basis cornerstone groundwork explanandum explanans explicandum fundament

相关短语

inference to the best explanation explorable explanation

词源

From Latin explanatio (“an explanation, interpretation”), from explanare (“explain”); see explain. Morphologically explain + -ation. Displaced native Old English racu.

来源：wiktionary