单词 | explain |
释义 | explain[ik'splein]vt. 解释, 说明vi. 解释, 说明【机】 说明相关词组:explain away explain ex.plain AHD: [¹k-spl³n“] D.J. [!k6sple!n]K.K. [!k6splen]v.(动词) ex.plained,ex.plain.ing,ex.plains v.tr.(及物动词)1. To make plain or comprehensible.说明:使变清楚或可理解2. To define; expound:解释;说明:We explained our plan to the committee.我们把自己的方案向委员会做了说明3. To offer reasons for or a cause of; justify:辩解:为…提供原因或理由;为…辩护:explain an error.为错误辩护4. To offer reasons for the actions, beliefs, or remarks of (oneself).答辩:为(自己的)行为、信仰或评价提供依据v.intr.(不及物动词)To make something plain or comprehensible:解释:使变清楚或可理解:Let me explain.请让我解释常用词组:explain away 1. To dismiss or get rid of by or as if by explaining.辩护:用解释或类似的办法消除或摆脱2. To minimize by explanation.辩白:用解释减少语源:1. Middle English explanen 中古英语 explanen 2. from Latin expl³n³re 源自 拉丁语 expl³n³re 3. ex- [intensive pref.] * see ex- ex- [强调性前缀] *参见 ex-4. pl³nus [clear] * see pel…- 2pl³nus [清楚的] *参见 pel…- 2继承用法:explain“able adj.(形容词)参考词汇:1. explain,elucidate,expound,explicate,interpret,construe2. These verbs mean to make understandable the nature or meaning of something.这些动词都意味着使某事的性质或意思变得可理解。3. Explain is the most widely applicable: Explain 是应用最广的: “If a poet interprets a poem of his own he limits its suggestibility” (William Butler Yeats).“如果一个诗人解释他自己的一首诗,他就限制了它的暗示性” (威廉姆·巴特勒·济慈)。4. Construe involves putting a particular construction or interpretation on something: Construe 涉及的意思是给某事一个通俗的解释或说明: Why do you construe my silence as a sign of disapproval? 为什么你把我的沉默当成不同意的标志? |
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