单词	elucidation
释义	elucidatee‧lu‧ci‧date /ɪˈluːsədeɪt/ verb [intransitive, transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINelucidate Origin: 1500-1600 Late Latin elucidatus, past participle of elucidare ‘to make clear’ Verb Table VERB TABLE elucidate Simple Form Present I, you, we, they elucidate he, she, it elucidates Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they elucidated Present perfect I, you, we, they have elucidated he, she, it has elucidated Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had elucidated Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will elucidate Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have elucidated Continuous Form Present I am elucidating he, she, it is elucidating you, we, they are elucidating Past I, he, she, it was elucidating you, we, they were elucidating Present perfect I, you, we, they have been elucidating he, she, it has been elucidating Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been elucidating Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be elucidating Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been elucidating Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The studies elucidate the history of alcohol problems in men. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Finally, we attempt to elucidate the infrastructure of current and projected associations that supports this picture, and consider its significance. He formulated the notion to elucidate the particular problem of how scientific ideas become represented in popular consciousness. His statement confused more than it elucidated and satisfied almost no one. The cellular mechanism of action of ethanol, however, remains to be fully elucidated. The role of the courts in the constitution was further elucidated in the following cases. This is the beginning of an explanatory mechanism which elucidates the relationship between social and aesthetic spheres. Understanding the movement of neutrophils and the mechanisms through which they mediate tissue injury is fundamental to elucidating the pathogenesis of relapse. formal to explain something that is difficult to understand by providing more information SYN  clarify:  The full picture has not yet been elucidated.—elucidation /ɪˌluːsəˈdeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]—elucidatory /ɪˈluːsədətəri $ -dətɔːri/ adjective
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