explicit

adjective

OPAL W

/ɪkˈsplɪsɪt/

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(of a statement or piece of writing) clear and easy to understand, so that you have no doubt what is meant
- He gave me very explicit directions on how to get there.
- The reasons for the decision should be made explicit.
- She made some very explicit references to my personal life.
compare implicit (1)
Extra Examples
- We think such information should be made explicit and not left vague.
- The underlying purpose of his novel remains implicit rather than explicit.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- make something
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- about
- as to
See full entry
(of a person) saying something clearly, exactly and openly synonym frank
- She was quite explicit about why she had left.
Extra Examples
- She told him he needed to improve, without being explicit as to how.
- The government has been quite explicit about its intentions.
- The author is quite explicit about her political bias.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- make something
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- about
- as to
See full entry
(usually disapproving) describing or showing something, especially sexual activity, with a lot of detail
- a sexually explicit film
- a highly explicit description of torture
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- make something
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- about
- as to
See full entry

Word Originearly 17th cent. (as an adjective): from French explicite or Latin explicitus, past participle of explicare ‘unfold’, from ex- ‘out’ + plicare ‘to fold’.

单词	explicit
释义	explicit adjective OPAL W /ɪkˈsplɪsɪt/ /ɪkˈsplɪsɪt/ jump to other results (of a statement or piece of writing) clear and easy to understand, so that you have no doubt what is meant He gave me very explicit directions on how to get there. The reasons for the decision should be made explicit. She made some very explicit references to my personal life. compare implicit (1) Extra Examples We think such information should be made explicit and not left vague. The underlying purpose of his novel remains implicit rather than explicit. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become make something … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition about as to See full entry (of a person) saying something clearly, exactly and openly synonym frank She was quite explicit about why she had left. Extra Examples She told him he needed to improve, without being explicit as to how. The government has been quite explicit about its intentions. The author is quite explicit about her political bias. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become make something … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition about as to See full entry (usually disapproving) describing or showing something, especially sexual activity, with a lot of detail a sexually explicit film a highly explicit description of torture Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become make something … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition about as to See full entry Word Originearly 17th cent. (as an adjective): from French explicite or Latin explicitus, past participle of explicare ‘unfold’, from ex- ‘out’ + plicare ‘to fold’.
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