| 单词 | demystify |
| 释义 | demystify (once / 56016 pages) v To demystify something is to make it much easier to understand or see. Your favorite math teacher might be the one who manages to demystify calculus for you. When you demystify things, you remove any mystery or secrecy connected with them. You might feel the need to demystify complicated or difficult ideas, subjects, or tasks. A car repair class can demystify the idea of working on your own engine, and traveling to France often helps language learners demystify the French language. To mystify is to bewilder or perplex, from the Latin root mysticus, "mystical, mystic, or secret." WORD FAMILYdemystify: demystified, demystifies, demystifying+/mystification: mystifications/mystifier: mystifiers/mystify: demystify, mystification, mystified, mystifier, mystifies, mystifying/mystifying: mystifyingly USAGE EXAMPLESKen Opalo, from Georgetown University in the US, says there needs to be a process of demystifying elections. BBC(Dec 26, 2016) The idea was to demystify the weight room, a spokeswoman says. Wall Street Journal(Dec 07, 2016) The prize aims to "demystify" contemporary sculpture, with visitors to the exhibition being encouraged to debate and judge it for themselves. BBC(Nov 17, 2016) v make less mysterious or remove the mystery from let's demystify the event by explaining what it is all about Ant|Hyper mystify make mysterious clarify, clear up, elucidate make clear and (more) comprehensible |
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