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BNC: 1492 COCA: 2054
explanation
ekspləneɪʃən ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən
Word forms: plural explanations
1 N-COUNT [oft of/in N] 解释;说明 If you give an explanation of something that has happened, you give people reasons for it, especially in an attempt to justify it. 解释;说明

  • She told the court she would give a full explanation of the prosecution's decision on Monday. [+of]

    她告诉法庭她会在星期一对原告方的决定作出全面解释。

  • There was a hint of schoolboy shyness in his explanation.

    他的解释中带有一丝学生的羞涩。

  • 'It's my ulcer,' he added by way of explanation.

    “那是因为我得了溃疡，”他补充解释说。

2 N-COUNT 理由；原因 If you say there is an explanation for something, you mean that there is a reason for it. 理由；原因

  • The deputy airport manager said there was no apparent explanation for the crash. [+ for]

    机场副经理说那次飞机失事没有明显的原因。

  • Digging further into the medical literature, I found out there was a scientific explanation for all this.

    进一步翻阅医学文献后我发现，这些都是有科学解释的。

  • It's the only explanation I can think of.

    这是我能够想到的唯一理由。

3 N-COUNT 阐述;详细的说明 If you give an explanation of something, you give details about it or describe it so that it can be understood. 阐述;详细的说明

  • Haig was immediately impressed by Charteris's expertise and by his lucid explanation of the work. [+ of]

    查特里斯的专业知识和他对作品浅显易懂的阐释立即给黑格留下了深刻印象。

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ADJ.

only explanation, possible explanation 1 2

brief explanation, detailed explanation, logical explanation 1 2 3

VERB.

give an explanation, offer an explanation, provide an explanation 1 2 3

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BNC: 1492 COCA: 2054
explanation

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + EXPLANATION | EXPLANATION + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤convincing, credible, good, likely, logical, natural, obvious, plausible, probable, rational令人信服的／可信的／不錯的／很可能的／符合邏輯的／自然的／明顯的／合理的／可能的／理性的解釋◇The most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed.最可能的解釋是他的飛機晚點了。➤implausible, inadequate, unlikely難以叫人相信的／不充分的／不大可能的解釋▸➤acceptable, adequate, reasonable, satisfactory, sufficient可接受的／適當的／合理的／令人滿意的／充分的解釋▸➤further進一步的解釋◇No further explanation is necessary.沒必要再進一步解釋。➤no apparent沒有顯而易見的解釋◇There was no apparent explanation for the attack.這次攻擊事件沒有明顯的理由可作解釋。➤clear, coherent清楚的解釋；條理清楚的闡述▸➤complete, comprehensive, detailed, full完整的／全面的／詳細的／詳盡的解釋▸➤partial不完全的解釋▸➤complex, complicated複雜的解釋▸➤easy, simple容易的／簡單的解釋▸➤innocent, prosaic單純的解釋；平淡無奇的解釋◇There's sure to be a perfectly innocent explanation for all this－though I admit it looks bizarre.雖然我承認這件事看上去有些怪異，但肯定有一個再尋常不過的解釋。➤convenient方便的解釋▸➤accepted, traditional公認的解釋；傳統的解釋◇There is no generally accepted explanation of this practice.對這一習慣做法沒有公認的解釋。➤official官方的解釋▸➤possible可能的解釋▸➤alternative另一種解釋▸➤correct, real, true正確的／真正的／真實的解釋▸➤brief簡短的解釋▸➤lengthy, long冗長的解釋▸➤verbal口頭解釋▸➤general一般的解釋▸➤common通常的解釋◇the common explanations for cancer對癌症的通常解釋➤only, sole唯一的解釋◇It's the only explanation that makes any kind of sense.這是唯一有點兒道理的解釋。➤causal因果解釋◇The causal explanation must be that old age causes poverty, not that poverty causes people to be old.因果解釋一定是年老引起貧困，而不是貧困催人老。➤ad hoc臨時給出的解釋▸➤cultural, historical, political, psychological, scientific, sociological, technical, theoretical文化的／歷史的／政治的／心理的／科學的／社會學的／技術的／理論的解釋VERB + EXPLANATION➤have有解釋◇I had no explanation for her strange mood.我無法解釋她異常的情緒。➤give (sb), offer (sb), provide (sb with)( 為某人 ) 給出解釋； ( 給某人 ) 提供解釋◇He only offered a partial explanation for his lateness.他對自己的遲到只說了個大概的原因。➤go into, launch into開始解釋◇She launched into a detailed explanation of every aspect of her work.她開始詳細地解釋她工作的每一個方面。➤advance, propose, put forward提出解釋◇one explanation advanced by Marxist historians由馬克思主義歷史學家提出的一個解釋➤call for, need, require, want要求解釋；需要解釋；想要解釋◇An explanation is clearly called for.無疑需要一個解釋。➤look for, seek尋求解釋▸➤find, think of找到／想出解釋◇I can think of one possible explanation for her reaction.關於她的反應，我想到了一個可能的解釋。➤ask for, demand要求解釋◇She wrote to the company demanding an explanation.她寫信給公司要求解釋。➤wait for等待解釋▸➤deserve, merit應得到解釋◇I suppose you deserve an explanation.我認為你理應得到一個解釋。➤owe sb欠某人解釋◇I think you owe me an explanation.我想你欠我一個解釋。➤receive收到解釋▸➤accept接受解釋▸➤defy無法解釋◇Her success has been so remarkable as to defy explanation.她的成功是如此驚人，簡直無法解釋。EXPLANATION + VERB➤lie原因在 ( 於 )◇The simplest explanation for his achievements lies in his greater ability and superiority over his contemporaries at college.他之所以取得成就，最簡單的解釋就是他比大學中的同齡人能力更強，表現更優秀。➤emerge, occur to sb解釋顯現；某人想到解釋◇No single clear explanation emerged from the experiments.實驗未能顯現出任一清楚的解釋。◇A more credible explanation now occurred to her.現在她想到了一個更可信的解釋。➤exist解釋存在◇Several possible explanations exist.存在多種可能的解釋。➤suggest sth解釋暗示⋯PREPOSITION➤in explanation作為解釋◇'I've worked with them before, you see,' he added, in explanation.“你知道，我以前和他們一起工作過。”他又解釋說。➤without explanation沒有解釋◇She left suddenly and without explanation.她未作任何解釋就突然離開了。➤explanation about關於⋯的解釋◇He entered into a technical explanation about software and programming.他開始從技術的角度解釋軟件和編程。➤explanation as to關於⋯的解釋◇He provided no explanation as to why he was late.對於為何遲到他未作解釋。➤explanation for就⋯的解釋◇There is probably some perfectly logical explanation for their absence.他們的缺席很可能有某種完全合理的解釋。➤explanation from來自⋯的解釋◇We are still waiting for a full explanation from the teacher concerned.我們仍在等待相關老師給出充分的解釋。PHRASES➤an attempt at explanation試圖解釋◇The men left quickly with no attempt at explanation.這些人並未試圖解釋便很快地離開了。➤by way of explanation作為解釋◇'I had to see you,' he said, by way of explanation.“我必須得見你。”他解釋說。
BNC: 1492 COCA: 2054
explanation noun
⇨ reason
BNC: 1492 COCA: 2054
explanation
Explanations and explaining: explanation, interpretation, instructions...

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