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单词 explanatory
释义

explanatory

adjective
OPAL W
/ɪkˈsplænətri/
/ɪkˈsplænətɔːri/
[usually before noun]
Word Family
  • explain verb
  • explanation noun
  • explanatory adjective
  • explicable adjective (≠ inexplicable)
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  1. giving the reasons for something; intended to describe how something works or to make something easier to understand
    • There are explanatory notes at the back of the book.
    see also self-explanatory
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryExplanatory is used with these nouns:
    • leaflet
    • letter
    • memorandum
    See full entry
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from late Latin explanatorius, from Latin explanare, based on planus ‘plain’.
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