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单词 interpretation
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Definition of interpretation in English:

interpretation

noun ɪntəːprɪˈteɪʃ(ə)nɪnˌtərprəˈteɪʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • 1The action of explaining the meaning of something.

    the interpretation of data
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He apparently did not explain what he meant, so it's open to interpretation.
    • Is the common theme of the three readings, then, simply that they all involve interpretation?
    • I conclude that the Board erred in its interpretation of the legal standard for capacity.
    • Judges are constrained in how they declare the law and in their interpretation of the law.
    • Exactly what he meant by that is open to a whole lot of interpretation.
    • I understood that the text of the law was open to interpretation based on common sense, and that's what precedent was.
    • Their strict moral agenda is based on literal interpretation of the bible.
    • All understanding is interpretation and interpretation is essentially linguistic.
    • This doctrine lives on today as one of many maxims for contractual interpretation.
    • The atmospheric exhibition will showcase the best in new display technology, design and interpretation.
    • I think it's supposed to be open to interpretation whether it's the same Alabama.
    • Well, there's lots to mull over there, and I won't try to add much in the way of interpretation.
    • A simple difference of interpretation explained their different results.
    • Knowing the level of inference will subsequently aid interpretation of the statistical methods.
    • There are many levels of interpretation and many levels of understanding.
    • The Queen and King require less interpretation, for we understand them as the major male and female archetypes.
    • Those who are in the business of interpretation know that reading is a complicated matter.
    • Both contain superior playing and interpretation of the materials at hand.
    • As the article explains, these noises exist, but interpretation of them is largely down to the individual.
    • What explains the increasing tendency toward this mode of interpretation of past experience?
    Synonyms
    explanation, elucidation, expounding, exposition, explication, exegesis, clarification, definition
    simplification
    analysis, reading, evaluation, review, study, examination, diagnosis
    decoding, deciphering
    rare anatomization
    1. 1.1count noun An explanation or way of explaining.
      this action is open to a number of interpretations
      Example sentencesExamples
      • His interpretations of this vary, but are defined by an intense tunnel vision that blocks out the rest of the world.
      • I want you to listen to what he said in explaining his interpretation of this deal.
      • Once this is ready, then all the regional variations and subjective interpretations can be laid to rest.
      • Every day there seem to be further clashing interpretations and contradictory claims about America's war talk.
      • This second interpretation stands the first interpretation on its head.
      • There were several individual attempts at explicitly Marxist interpretations of Shakespeare.
      • This is a brilliant antidote to the usual simplistic interpretations of imperialist adventures.
      • So I guess it is best that our attorneys stay within the strictest interpretation of the law and that I step away.
      • Our understanding and interpretation of what we see is transformed as our visual sensibilities evolve.
      • I think that this had to be made explicit by me, namely to stop all kinds of interpretations.
      • Under their strict interpretation of Islam it could include death sentences.
      • That will lead them to a false conclusion worse than their interpretation of the truth.
      • It then looks at the interpretations and explanations that have been given by various academic commentators.
      • The subsequent interpretations of the debate by the panel and others were also totally unsurprising.
      • According to this, more people in Guinea are embracing very strict interpretations of Islam.
      • Although no one interpretation is true in an absolute sense, some interpretations of art seem better than others.
      • The first is concerned with the distribution of the strict and sloppy interpretations.
      • Their understanding and interpretation is apt to be different from that of an outsider.
      • This is where we run into trouble when we demand strict interpretations of questions and answers.
      • I think it is giving this definition far too wide an interpretation.
      Synonyms
      meaning, understanding, construal, connotation, reading, explanation, inference, conclusion, supposition
    2. 1.2count noun A stylistic representation of a creative work or dramatic role.
      his unique interpretation of the Liszt études
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is a jewel for creative interpretation.
      • These variations were followed by three very different interpretations of Stravinsky.
      • The text and all the artworks, thankfully, do not present an obvious interpretation of the title.
      • Each viewer brings their own frame of reference, which triggers an unique interpretation of the work.
      • It will be fascinating to see in the future how different interpretations of the role go.
      • Gemma and Laura take great interest in the different interpretations of the same role by each principal.
      • Her interpretation and singing in that role, as far as I was concerned, was magical.
      • Several works will be played more than once, giving us a chance to compare strikingly different interpretations.
      • The work itself does not appear to offer any dramatically new information or new interpretations.
      • The Beckett Society sent Evans a letter congratulating him on his interpretation of the role.
      • The programme thus offers a sophisticated interpretation of the nature of law and the role that law plays in people's lives.
      • There are videos and displays of still photographs all offering different interpretations of the main theme.
      • It is difficult to imagine what cello music would be without Ma's unique interpretations.
      Synonyms
      rendition, rendering, execution, presentation, performance, reading, playing, singing
      enactment, portrayal, depiction

Derivatives

  • interpretational

  • adjectiveɪnˌtəːprɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n(ə)lɪnˌtərprəˈteɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l
    • There are also interpretational differences.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It's as though the shadow cast by the towers is so long, the absence of their presence on the Manhattan skyline so great, that we, in moments of interpretational fallacy, project meanings onto films that aren't necessarily there.
      • They assume that there must be some well-defined way of describing the entirety of a physical system, experimental apparatus and human observer, appropriately dealing with the confusing interpretational issues.
      • The situation arose after the interpretational skills of a radiologist were called into question.
      • His performance on a technical, acoustic, musical and interpretational level is reached by only very few cellists.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French interpretation or Latin interpretatio(n-), from the verb interpretari (see interpret).

 
 

Definition of interpretation in US English:

interpretation

nouninˌtərprəˈtāSH(ə)nɪnˌtərprəˈteɪʃ(ə)n
  • 1The action of explaining the meaning of something.

    the interpretation of data
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are many levels of interpretation and many levels of understanding.
    • As the article explains, these noises exist, but interpretation of them is largely down to the individual.
    • He apparently did not explain what he meant, so it's open to interpretation.
    • Exactly what he meant by that is open to a whole lot of interpretation.
    • I conclude that the Board erred in its interpretation of the legal standard for capacity.
    • Their strict moral agenda is based on literal interpretation of the bible.
    • The Queen and King require less interpretation, for we understand them as the major male and female archetypes.
    • Well, there's lots to mull over there, and I won't try to add much in the way of interpretation.
    • Knowing the level of inference will subsequently aid interpretation of the statistical methods.
    • The atmospheric exhibition will showcase the best in new display technology, design and interpretation.
    • I understood that the text of the law was open to interpretation based on common sense, and that's what precedent was.
    • A simple difference of interpretation explained their different results.
    • This doctrine lives on today as one of many maxims for contractual interpretation.
    • I think it's supposed to be open to interpretation whether it's the same Alabama.
    • All understanding is interpretation and interpretation is essentially linguistic.
    • Judges are constrained in how they declare the law and in their interpretation of the law.
    • Those who are in the business of interpretation know that reading is a complicated matter.
    • Both contain superior playing and interpretation of the materials at hand.
    • Is the common theme of the three readings, then, simply that they all involve interpretation?
    • What explains the increasing tendency toward this mode of interpretation of past experience?
    Synonyms
    explanation, elucidation, expounding, exposition, explication, exegesis, clarification, definition
    analysis, reading, evaluation, review, study, examination, diagnosis
    1. 1.1 An explanation or way of explaining.
      this action is open to a number of interpretations
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Although no one interpretation is true in an absolute sense, some interpretations of art seem better than others.
      • Their understanding and interpretation is apt to be different from that of an outsider.
      • So I guess it is best that our attorneys stay within the strictest interpretation of the law and that I step away.
      • It then looks at the interpretations and explanations that have been given by various academic commentators.
      • The subsequent interpretations of the debate by the panel and others were also totally unsurprising.
      • Our understanding and interpretation of what we see is transformed as our visual sensibilities evolve.
      • I think it is giving this definition far too wide an interpretation.
      • This is where we run into trouble when we demand strict interpretations of questions and answers.
      • Once this is ready, then all the regional variations and subjective interpretations can be laid to rest.
      • Every day there seem to be further clashing interpretations and contradictory claims about America's war talk.
      • His interpretations of this vary, but are defined by an intense tunnel vision that blocks out the rest of the world.
      • This is a brilliant antidote to the usual simplistic interpretations of imperialist adventures.
      • The first is concerned with the distribution of the strict and sloppy interpretations.
      • This second interpretation stands the first interpretation on its head.
      • There were several individual attempts at explicitly Marxist interpretations of Shakespeare.
      • I think that this had to be made explicit by me, namely to stop all kinds of interpretations.
      • Under their strict interpretation of Islam it could include death sentences.
      • According to this, more people in Guinea are embracing very strict interpretations of Islam.
      • I want you to listen to what he said in explaining his interpretation of this deal.
      • That will lead them to a false conclusion worse than their interpretation of the truth.
      Synonyms
      meaning, understanding, construal, connotation, reading, explanation, inference, conclusion, supposition
    2. 1.2 A stylistic representation of a creative work or dramatic role.
      two differing interpretations, both bearing the distinctive hallmarks of each writer's perspective
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The work itself does not appear to offer any dramatically new information or new interpretations.
      • Gemma and Laura take great interest in the different interpretations of the same role by each principal.
      • Each viewer brings their own frame of reference, which triggers an unique interpretation of the work.
      • It will be fascinating to see in the future how different interpretations of the role go.
      • There are videos and displays of still photographs all offering different interpretations of the main theme.
      • The text and all the artworks, thankfully, do not present an obvious interpretation of the title.
      • Several works will be played more than once, giving us a chance to compare strikingly different interpretations.
      • The programme thus offers a sophisticated interpretation of the nature of law and the role that law plays in people's lives.
      • The Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is a jewel for creative interpretation.
      • These variations were followed by three very different interpretations of Stravinsky.
      • It is difficult to imagine what cello music would be without Ma's unique interpretations.
      • The Beckett Society sent Evans a letter congratulating him on his interpretation of the role.
      • Her interpretation and singing in that role, as far as I was concerned, was magical.
      Synonyms
      rendition, rendering, execution, presentation, performance, reading, playing, singing

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French interpretation or Latin interpretatio(n-), from the verb interpretari (see interpret).

 
 
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