| 单词 | explain |
| 释义 | explain[ ik-spleyn ] / ɪkˈspleɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR explain ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object)to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. to make known in detail: to explain how to do something. to assign a meaning to; interpret: How can you explain such a silly remark? to make clear the cause or reason of; account for: I cannot explain his strange behavior. verb (used without object)to give an explanation. Verb Phrasesexplain away,
Origin of explainFirst recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English explanen, from Latin explānāre “to smooth out, make intelligible, spread out on flat surface”; see origin at ex-1, plane1 SYNONYMS FOR explain1 explicate. 4 justify. SEE SYNONYMS FOR explain ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR explain1 confuse. SEE ANTONYMS FOR explain ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for explain1. Explain, elucidate, expound, interpret imply making the meaning of something clear or understandable. To explain is to make plain, clear, or intelligible something that is not known or understood: to explain a theory or a problem. To elucidate is to throw light on what before was dark and obscure, usually by illustration and commentary and sometimes by elaborate explanation: They asked him to elucidate his statement. To expound is to give a methodical, detailed, scholarly explanation of something, usually Scriptures, doctrines, or philosophy: to expound the doctrine of free will. To interpret is to give the meaning of something by paraphrase, by translation, or by an explanation based on personal opinion: to interpret a poem or a symbol. OTHER WORDS FROM explainWords nearby explainexpiratory stridor, expire, expired gas, expiry, expiscate, explain, explain away, explainer, explain oneself, explanate, explanation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for explainBritish Dictionary definitions for explainexplain / (ɪkˈspleɪn) / verb(when tr, may take a clause as object) to make (something) comprehensible, esp by giving a clear and detailed account of the relevant structure, operation, surrounding circumstances, etc (tr) to justify or attempt to justify (oneself) by giving reasons for one's actions or words Derived forms of explainexplainable, adjectiveexplainer, nounWord Origin for explainC15: from Latin explānāre to flatten, from plānus level Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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