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explanatory
ex·plan·a·to·ry E0288100 (ĭk-splăn′ə-tôr′ē)adj. Serving or intended to explain: an explanatory paragraph.
ex·plan′a·to′ri·ly adv.explanatory (ɪkˈsplænətərɪ; -trɪ) or explanativeadjserving or intended to serve as an explanation exˈplanatorily advex•plan•a•to•ry (ɪkˈsplæn əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) also ex•plan′a•tive,
adj. serving to explain: an explanatory footnote. [1610–20; < Late Latin] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | explanatory - serving or intended to explain or make clear; "explanatory notes"; "an explanatory paragraph"instructive, informative - serving to instruct or enlighten or inform |
explanatoryadjective descriptive, interpretive, illustrative, interpretative, demonstrative, justifying, expository, illuminative, elucidatory, explicative The statements are accompanied by a series of explanatory notes.explanatoryadjectiveServing to explain:elucidative, exegetic, explanative, explicative, expositive, expository, hermeneutic, hermeneutical, illustrative, interpretative, interpretive.Translationsexplain (ikˈsplein) verb1. to make (something) clear or easy to understand. Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late? 說明 说明2. to give, or be, a reason for. I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence. 解釋 解释explanation (ekspləˈneiʃən) noun1. the act or process of explaining. Let me give a few words of explanation. 說明 说明2. a statement or fact that explains. There are several possible explanations for the explosion. 解釋 解释exˈplanatory (-ˈsplӕnə-) adjective giving an explanation. There are explanatory notes in this book. 解釋的 解释的explain away to get rid of (difficulties etc) by clever explaining. She could not explain away the missing money. 自圓其說 巧辩过去explanatory
Synonyms for explanatoryadj descriptiveSynonyms- descriptive
- interpretive
- illustrative
- interpretative
- demonstrative
- justifying
- expository
- illuminative
- elucidatory
- explicative
Synonyms for explanatoryadj serving to explainSynonyms- elucidative
- exegetic
- explanative
- explicative
- expositive
- expository
- hermeneutic
- hermeneutical
- illustrative
- interpretative
- interpretive
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