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单词 explanation
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Definition of explanation in English:

explanation

noun ɛkspləˈneɪʃ(ə)nˌɛkspləˈneɪʃ(ə)n
  • 1A statement or account that makes something clear.

    the birth rate is central to any explanation of population trends
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He provides clear explanations of complex economic issues, using anecdotes to illustrate each point.
    • The explanation given by the volunteers helped people understand concepts in a better way.
    • Select any term for a brief but clear explanation and links to documents in which the term is used.
    • This seems to contradict your rational explanation of magic from your previous posts.
    • Each paragraph contains a detailed explanation in easy-to-understand terms.
    • The explanation of the anecdote's use begins with a return to the rhetoric of travel writing.
    • In conventional astrology, Lilly usually gave detailed explanations of his reasoning.
    • Each image in this lavishly illustrated book is accompanied by a detailed explanation.
    • The explanations are admirably clear, and the arrangement appears to be a very good one.
    • There is a brief explanation in the explanatory note of the bill as to what all this is about.
    • Can evolutionists, or creationists, offer the most satisfactory explanation of what happened?
    • I used footnotes for explanations necessary for the full exposition of the text.
    • This explanation would be more helpful if Fiore made it clear what kind of bats were in the funnel.
    • Provide a clear explanation of your aims and methods and be prepared to deal with concerns.
    • This includes a summary explanation of cover offered during and after construction.
    • No adequate explanation has yet emerged of what took place last Friday night in the royal palace in central Kathmandu.
    • Marx never found the time to write his explanation of what is rational in the dialectical method.
    • I still owe him pint-long explanations of existentialism and postmodernism, you know.
    Synonyms
    clarification, simplification
    description, report, version, statement
    elucidation, exposition, expounding, explication, delineation
    gloss, interpretation, deciphering, decoding, translation, commentary, exegesis
    demonstration, illustration
    resolution, solution
    informal the why and wherefore
    1. 1.1 A reason or justification given for an action or belief.
      Freud tried to make sex the explanation for everything
      mass noun my application was rejected without explanation
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Nonetheless I do not accept the appellant's explanation concerning his passport.
      • Now, the university assures that there is a rational explanation for the cases.
      • There might be all sorts of rational and reasonable explanations as to how the sample got to the scene.
      • People keep trying to find rational explanations for their behavior.
      • There are three explanations as to why dog owners are reluctant to clear up their dogs' faeces.
      • The various excuses and explanations he has given are transparently false and dishonest.
      • I suspect that there's no one reason and that the explanation varies from person to person.
      • Firstly, the authors' explanations for these serious irregularities were inadequate.
      • There are no excuses or reasonable explanations for the way that this information was managed initially.
      • We should not try to seek a simple explanation for the failure to achieve numerical equity because none exists.
      • I cannot see at the moment any satisfactory explanation for the six-month delay.
      • Generally they were able to provide alternative naturalistic explanations for what had seemed totally mysterious.
      • People are just finding reasons and other explanations for the market downturn.
      • The appellant's explanation to police was ‘I was chasing goats’.
      • Thanks to Rhett in the comments section for offering a plausible explanation for the discrepancy in prices.
      • Thus, no one perspective alone provides adequate explanation for the phenomenon of loan default.
      • A likely explanation for this difference in light sensitivity is a difference in chlorophyll accumulation.
      • He proposed a simple explanation for the inconsistency between lab observations and what was actually occurring in the field.
      • Well I think it's the natural impulse of scientists to seek the simplest, easiest explanation for a phenomenon.
      • Only by understanding motivation could historians hope to offer adequate causal explanations.
      Synonyms
      account, reason
      justification, excuse, alibi, apologia, rationalization, rationale
      defence, vindication, mitigation
      rare extenuation

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin explanatio(n-), from the verb explanare (see explain).

 
 

Definition of explanation in US English:

explanation

nounˌekspləˈnāSH(ə)nˌɛkspləˈneɪʃ(ə)n
  • 1A statement or account that makes something clear.

    the birth rate is central to any explanation of population trends
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This seems to contradict your rational explanation of magic from your previous posts.
    • I used footnotes for explanations necessary for the full exposition of the text.
    • I still owe him pint-long explanations of existentialism and postmodernism, you know.
    • The explanations are admirably clear, and the arrangement appears to be a very good one.
    • Each paragraph contains a detailed explanation in easy-to-understand terms.
    • Select any term for a brief but clear explanation and links to documents in which the term is used.
    • Each image in this lavishly illustrated book is accompanied by a detailed explanation.
    • No adequate explanation has yet emerged of what took place last Friday night in the royal palace in central Kathmandu.
    • He provides clear explanations of complex economic issues, using anecdotes to illustrate each point.
    • Can evolutionists, or creationists, offer the most satisfactory explanation of what happened?
    • This explanation would be more helpful if Fiore made it clear what kind of bats were in the funnel.
    • The explanation of the anecdote's use begins with a return to the rhetoric of travel writing.
    • Provide a clear explanation of your aims and methods and be prepared to deal with concerns.
    • The explanation given by the volunteers helped people understand concepts in a better way.
    • There is a brief explanation in the explanatory note of the bill as to what all this is about.
    • In conventional astrology, Lilly usually gave detailed explanations of his reasoning.
    • This includes a summary explanation of cover offered during and after construction.
    • Marx never found the time to write his explanation of what is rational in the dialectical method.
    Synonyms
    clarification, simplification
    1. 1.1 A reason or justification given for an action or belief.
      Freud tried to make sex the explanation for everything
      my application was rejected without explanation
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There might be all sorts of rational and reasonable explanations as to how the sample got to the scene.
      • Now, the university assures that there is a rational explanation for the cases.
      • A likely explanation for this difference in light sensitivity is a difference in chlorophyll accumulation.
      • The various excuses and explanations he has given are transparently false and dishonest.
      • There are no excuses or reasonable explanations for the way that this information was managed initially.
      • People keep trying to find rational explanations for their behavior.
      • People are just finding reasons and other explanations for the market downturn.
      • We should not try to seek a simple explanation for the failure to achieve numerical equity because none exists.
      • Nonetheless I do not accept the appellant's explanation concerning his passport.
      • Well I think it's the natural impulse of scientists to seek the simplest, easiest explanation for a phenomenon.
      • I cannot see at the moment any satisfactory explanation for the six-month delay.
      • The appellant's explanation to police was ‘I was chasing goats’.
      • Generally they were able to provide alternative naturalistic explanations for what had seemed totally mysterious.
      • He proposed a simple explanation for the inconsistency between lab observations and what was actually occurring in the field.
      • Firstly, the authors' explanations for these serious irregularities were inadequate.
      • Thanks to Rhett in the comments section for offering a plausible explanation for the discrepancy in prices.
      • There are three explanations as to why dog owners are reluctant to clear up their dogs' faeces.
      • I suspect that there's no one reason and that the explanation varies from person to person.
      • Thus, no one perspective alone provides adequate explanation for the phenomenon of loan default.
      • Only by understanding motivation could historians hope to offer adequate causal explanations.
      Synonyms
      account, reason

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin explanatio(n-), from the verb explanare (see explain).

 
 
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