| 单词 | explanation |
| 释义 | explanation (once / 121 pages) n An explanation is a statement about how or why something is the way it is. If you're failing math, you'd better come up with a good explanation to give to your parents. Explanation is from the same Latin word as explain: explanare, which means make clear. Because explanation and explain are so closely related, people often try to shoehorn an extra i into the spelling of explanation. Don't. You might think that explanation has the odd spelling, but it is really the more regular of the two because there is no i in explanare. WORD FAMILYexplanation: explanations+/explain: explainable, explained, explaining, explains, explanation, explanatory, re-explain/explainable: explainably, unexplainable/explained: unexplained/explanatory: explanatorily, self-explanatory/unexplainable: unexplainably/unexplained: unexplainedly USAGE EXAMPLES“We’re not a political organisation,” he says by way of explanation for why his group was able to keep operating for so long. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Here they are, with a bit of explanation from a Seattle expert. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Contemporary neurologists offer alternative explanations for hearing celestial speech. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) 1n the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible I heard his explanation of the accident Hypo|Hyper elucidation an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on explicationthe act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc. speech act the use of language to perform some act 2n a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. the explanation was very simple Syn|Hypo|Hyper account simplification an explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity accountinga convincing explanation that reveals basic causes reasonan explanation of the cause of some phenomenon justificationa statement in explanation of some action or belief expositionan account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse explicationa detailed explanation of the meaning of something gloss, rubrican explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text derivation, deriving, etymologizing(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase definitiona concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol interpretationan explanation that results from interpreting something walk-througha thorough explanation (usually accompanied by a demonstration) of each step in a procedure or process oversimplification, simplisma simplification that goes too far (to the point of misrepresentation) cause, grounds, reasona justification for something existing or happening defence, defense, vindicationthe justification for some act or belief exposition, expoundinga systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic construalan interpretation of the meaning of something; the act of construing contextual definitiona definition in which the term is used by embedding it in a larger expression containing its explanation dictionary definitiona definition that reports the standard uses of a word or phrase or symbol explicit definitiona definition that gives an exact equivalent of the term defined ostensive definitiona definition that points out or exhibits instances of the term defined recursive definition(mathematics) a definition of a function from which values of the function can be calculated in a finite number of steps redefinitionthe act of giving a new definition stipulative definitiona definition that is stipulated by someone and that is not a standard usage clarification, elucidation, illuminationan interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding eisegesispersonal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideas exegesisan explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible) ijtihadthe endeavor of a Moslem scholar to derive a rule of divine law from the Koran and Hadith without relying on the views of other scholars; by the end of the 10th century theologians decided that debate on such matters would be closed and Muslim theology and law were frozen literal interpretationan interpretation based on the exact wording versionan interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint readinga particular interpretation or performance construction, twistan interpretation of a text or action reconstructionan interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence popularisation, popularizationan interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable misinterpretation, mistaking, misunderstandingputting the wrong interpretation on statement a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc 3n thought that makes something comprehensible Hypo|Hyper interpretation, interpreting, rendering, rendition an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious principle, rationale(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature) keysomething crucial for explaining rationalisation, rationalizationthe cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason theorya well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena broad interpretation, judicial activisman interpretation of the U.S. constitution holding that the spirit of the times and the needs of the nation can legitimately influence judicial decisions (particularly decisions of the Supreme Court) reductionisma theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their components raison d'etrereason for being blastogenesistheory that inherited characteristics are transmitted by germ plasm preformation, theory of preformationa theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the germ cell scientific theorya theory that explains scientific observations field theory(physics) a theory that explains a physical phenomenon in terms of a field and the manner in which it interacts with matter or with other fields economic theory(economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods) atomic theory, atomism, atomist theory, atomistic theory(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles holism, holistic theorythe theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole dialecticsa rationale for dialectical materialism based on change through the conflict of opposing forces structural sociology, structuralisma sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals structural anthropology, structuralisman anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought, thought process the process of using your mind to consider something carefully |
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