explanation
美音:
[´eksplə´neıʃən
]英音:
[´eksplə´neıʃən
]n.解释,解说,说明,辩解,互相讲明
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explanation
/,eksplə'neɪʃn; ,ɛksplə`neʃən/
n
1 [U] (process of) explaining 解释; 讲解; 说明; 阐述
*He left the room without explanation. 他离开了房间而未加解释.
* I should say a few words (by way) of explanation. 我应当说几句解释的话.
* Had he anything to say in explanation of his behaviour? 他对自己的行为做过什么解释吗?
2 [C] statement, fact, circumstance, etc that explains sth 能说明某事物缘由的言语、事实、情况等
*That's not an adequate explanation. 这并不足以说明问题.
* a satisfactory explanation of the mystery 有关此奥秘的一种令人信服的解释
* His explanations are always difficult to believe. 他的说法总是很难令人相信.
explanation
n
[U and C]
the reasons you give for why something happened or why you did something
I think you owe me an explanation (=you should explain to me) .
explanation of/for
There is no convincing explanation of the overall structure of the universe.
There was no apparent explanation for the attack.
provide/give an explanation
He gave no explanation for what he was doing that evening.
[C]
a statement or piece of writing intended to describe how something works or make something easier to understand
provide/give an explanation
The ability to give clear explanations is the most important quality of the ideal teacher.
explanation of
I'll try and give you a quick explanation of how the machine works.
1. This explanation evidently conveyed something to the woman who searched shelf after shelf. 他的解释显然对女售货员有些启示。她一个货架接着一个货架地寻找,
2. The explanation was simple but very unusual. 解释很简单,却异乎寻常。
3. This explanation, however, does not really hold water. 然而这一解释并不能真正成立。
4. The only explanation she has is that male brains have a tendency to become more divided during development, with different functions located on one side of the brain or the other. 惟一的解释就是:男性的大脑在发育过程中有分工更明确的趋势,大脑的两半球各有不同的功能。
5. His explanation clarified the mystery. 他的说明解开了这个谜。
6. He left the room without explanation. 他离开了房间而未加解释.
7. "It's Dorothy's daughter, Kathleen," I shouted, because she doesn't hear well anymore, but I could see that no explanation was necessary. 这是多萝西的女儿,凯瑟琳," 我高声喊道,因为她耳朵已经听不太清了。然而,我看出没有必要解释。"
8. "It sounds weird," the author admits, "until you realize that it's the only explanation that covers all the facts." 该作者指出,"这听起来很荒唐,除非你意识到它是惟一能涵盖所有事实的解释。"
9. On the contrary, officials of another government bureau report, "no reasonable explanation to date has been made for the vanishings." 与此相反,另一家政府部门的官员报告:"迄今为止,还没人对失踪事件做出合理的解释。
10. It is impossible to give a satisfactory explanation for a potholer´s motives. 对于洞穴勘探家的动机,不可能作出令人满意的解释。
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