interpret

in·ter·pret

I0196000 (ĭn-tûr′prĭt)v. in·ter·pret·ed, in·ter·pret·ing, in·ter·prets v.tr.1. To explain the meaning of: The newspapers interpreted the ambassador's speech as an attempt at making peace. See Synonyms at explain.2. To understand the significance of; construe: interpreted his smile to be an agreement; interpreted the open door as an invitation.3. To present or conceptualize the meaning of by means of art or criticism: The actor interpreted the character with great subtlety.4. To translate from one language into another: interpreted the ambassador's remarks for the assembly.v.intr. To serve as an interpreter for speakers of different languages.

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[Middle English interpreten, from Old French interpreter, from Latin interpretārī, from interpres, interpret-, negotiator, explainer; see per- in Indo-European roots.]

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in·ter′pret·a·bil′i·ty, in·ter′pret·a·ble·ness n.in·ter′pret·a·ble adj.

interpret

(ɪnˈtɜːprɪt) vb1. (tr) to clarify or explain the meaning of; elucidate2. (tr) to construe the significance or intention of: to interpret a smile as an invitation. 3. (tr) to convey or represent the spirit or meaning of (a poem, song, etc) in performance4. (intr) to act as an interpreter; translate orally[C14: from Latin interpretārī, from interpres negotiator, one who explains, from inter- + -pres, probably related to pretium price] inˈterpretable adj inˌterpretaˈbility, inˈterpretableness n inˈterpretably adv

in•ter•pret

(ɪnˈtɜr prɪt)

v.t. 1. to give or provide the meaning of; explain; elucidate: to interpret a parable. 2. to construe or understand in a particular way: to interpret a reply as favorable. 3. to translate orally. 4. to bring out the meaning of (a dramatic work, music, etc.) by performance or execution. 5. to perform (a song, role in a play, etc.) according to one's own understanding or sensitivity. v.i. 6. to translate what is said in a foreign language. 7. to explain something; give an explanation. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin interpretārī, derivative of interpres, s. interpret- agent, spokesperson, interpreter] in•ter′pret•a•ble, adj. in•ter`pret•a•bil′i•ty, n.

interpret

Past participle: interpreted
Gerund: interpreting

Imperative
interpret
interpret

Present
I interpret
you interpret
he/she/it interprets
we interpret
you interpret
they interpret

Preterite
I interpreted
you interpreted
he/she/it interpreted
we interpreted
you interpreted
they interpreted

Present Continuous
I am interpreting
you are interpreting
he/she/it is interpreting
we are interpreting
you are interpreting
they are interpreting

Present Perfect
I have interpreted
you have interpreted
he/she/it has interpreted
we have interpreted
you have interpreted
they have interpreted

Past Continuous
I was interpreting
you were interpreting
he/she/it was interpreting
we were interpreting
you were interpreting
they were interpreting

Past Perfect
I had interpreted
you had interpreted
he/she/it had interpreted
we had interpreted
you had interpreted
they had interpreted

Future
I will interpret
you will interpret
he/she/it will interpret
we will interpret
you will interpret
they will interpret

Future Perfect
I will have interpreted
you will have interpreted
he/she/it will have interpreted
we will have interpreted
you will have interpreted
they will have interpreted

Future Continuous
I will be interpreting
you will be interpreting
he/she/it will be interpreting
we will be interpreting
you will be interpreting
they will be interpreting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been interpreting
you have been interpreting
he/she/it has been interpreting
we have been interpreting
you have been interpreting
they have been interpreting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been interpreting
you will have been interpreting
he/she/it will have been interpreting
we will have been interpreting
you will have been interpreting
they will have been interpreting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been interpreting
you had been interpreting
he/she/it had been interpreting
we had been interpreting
you had been interpreting
they had been interpreting

Conditional
I would interpret
you would interpret
he/she/it would interpret
we would interpret
you would interpret
they would interpret

Past Conditional
I would have interpreted
you would have interpreted
he/she/it would have interpreted
we would have interpreted
you would have interpreted
they would have interpreted

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	interpret - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"construe, seeunderstand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misunderstand, misinterpret - interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"read between the lines - read what is implied but not expressed on the surfacemythicise, mythicize - interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology; "mythicize the ancient stories"literalise, literalize - make literal; "literalize metaphors"spiritualise, spiritualize - give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sensereinterpret - assign a new or different meaning toallegorise, allegorize - interpret as an allegoryread, take - interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!"read - interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"read, scan - obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"consider, regard, view, reckon, see - deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"educe, elicit, evoke, extract, draw out - deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
	2.	interpret - give an interpretation or explanation toredemoralise, moralize - interpret the moral meaning of; "moralize a story"deconstruct - interpret (a text or an artwork) by the method of deconstructingre-explain, reinterpret - interpret from a different viewpointcommentate - serve as a commentator, as in sportscastingmisinterpret - interpret falselyexplain, explicate - make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"annotate, gloss, comment - provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; "He annotated on what his teacher had written"commentate - make a commentary on
	3.	interpret - give an interpretation or rendition of; "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully"renderperforming arts - arts or skills that require public performanceperform, do, execute - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"sing - deliver by singing; "Sing Christmas carols"
	4.	interpret - create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"representartistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"re-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale"carnalize, sensualize - represent materialistically, as in a painting or a sculpturesilhouette - represent by a silhouetteanimalise, animalize - represent in the form of an animalprofile - represent in profile, by drawing or paintingpaint - make a painting of; "He painted his mistress many times"capture - succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea"depict, picture, show, render - show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"stylise, stylize, conventionalize - represent according to a conventional style; "a stylized female head"map - make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus"limn, portray, depict - make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"portray, present - represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"draw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"mock up, model - construct a model of; "model an airplane"graph, chart - represent by means of a graph; "chart the data"
	5.	interpret - restate (words) from one language into another language; "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N."translate, renderingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell - to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request"retranslate - translate againmistranslate - translate incorrectlygloss - provide an interlinear translation of a word or phraseLatinize - translate into Latintranslate - be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way; "poetry often does not translate"; "Tolstoy's novels translate well into English"
	6.	interpret - make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"translate, understand, readunderstand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"

interpret

verb1. understand, take, read, explain, regard, construe The speech might be interpreted as a coded message.2. translate, convert, paraphrase, adapt, transliterate She spoke little English, so her husband interpreted.3. explain, define, clarify, spell out, make sense of, decode, decipher, expound, elucidate, throw light on, explicate The judge has to interpret the law as it's being passed.4. understand, read, explain, crack, solve, figure out (informal), comprehend, decode, deduce, decipher, suss out (slang) The pictures are often difficult to interpret.5. portray, present, perform, render, depict, enact, act out Shakespeare, marvellously interpreted by Orson Welles

interpret

verb1. To make understandable:construe, decipher, explain, explicate, expound, spell out.Archaic: enucleate.Idiom: put into plain English.2. To understand in a particular way:construe, read, take.3. To perform according to one's artistic conception:execute, play, render.

Translations

口译演绎翻译表演解释

interpret

(inˈtəːprit) verb1. to translate a speaker's words, while he is speaking, into the language of his hearers. He spoke to the audience in French and she interpreted. 口譯 口译2. to explain the meaning of. How do you interpret these lines of the poem? 詮釋 解释3. to show or bring out the meaning of (eg a piece of music) in one's performance of it. The sonata was skilfully interpreted by the pianist. 透過表演或演奏詮釋 演绎，表演 inˌterpreˈtation noun 口譯，詮釋 演绎，诠释，口译 inˈterpreter noun a person who translates the words of a speaker into the language of his hearers. 口譯員 口译译员，传译员

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