| 单词 | elucidation |
| 释义 | elucidation (once / 5518 pages) n An elucidation is really just a fancy name for an "explanation." Sherlock Holmes revealing his deductions to Dr. Watson is a classic example of elucidation. Because of its suggestion of complexity, elucidation is a word often used in a scientific or educational context: scientists will elucidate their latest theories to the public or a college professor will elucidate some complicated theorem to their students. You need to be wide awake for an elucidation. There's often a test to follow. WORD FAMILYelucidation: elucidations+/elucidate: elucidated, elucidates, elucidating, elucidation, elucidative/elucidative: elucidatively/lucid: lucidest, lucidity, lucidly, lucidness/lucidity: elucidate, lucidities USAGE EXAMPLESAs an elucidation of the mysteries of human behavior, in fact, it may be his most riveting. Washington Post(Nov 22, 2016) Characters and scenes shuffle in and out without authorial elucidation. Time(Sep 22, 2016) But he implored the court to provide more elucidation and suggested specific reforms. Los Angeles Times(Jul 25, 2016) 1n an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on Hyper explanation the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible 2n an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding Syn|Hypo|Hyper clarification, illumination disambiguation clarification that follows from the removal of ambiguity lexical disambiguationdisambiguation of the sense of a polysemantic word interpretation an explanation that results from interpreting something |
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