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 explanation [,eksplә'neiʃәn]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 解释, 说明, 辩解, 表明

[经] 解释, 注释, 说明


  1. Did he provide a satisfactory explanation?
    他是否给出了令人满意的解释？
  2. What did he say in explanation of his stupid behavior?
    他说了什么来解释他那愚蠢的行为？
  3. I grant that your explanation is reasonable.
    我承认你的解释是合理的。


explanation
[ noun ]
  1. a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

    2. <noun.communication>
    the explanation was very simple
    I expected a brief account
  2. thought that makes something comprehensible

    3. <noun.cognition>
  3. the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible

    4. <noun.communication>
    I heard his explanation of the accident


Explanation \Ex`pla*na"tion\, n. [L. explanatio: cf. OF.
esplanation.]
1. The act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; the
act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible;
as, the explanation of a passage in Scripture, or of a
contract or treaty.

2. That which explains or makes clear; as, a satisfactory
explanation.

3. The meaning attributed to anything by one who explains it;
definition; interpretation; sense.

Different explanations [of the Trinity]. --Bp.
Burnet.

4. A mutual exposition of terms, meaning, or motives, with a
view to adjust a misunderstanding, and reconcile
differences; reconciliation; agreement; as, to come to an
explanation.

Syn: Definition; description; explication; exposition;
interpretation; detail. See {Definition}.

  1. They foster hostile takeovers and an over-reliance on profitability as a yardstick of success. The chapter on Britain offers a rich and complex explanation of why its industry is in decline.
  2. I am sure there is an explanation as to why taxes have to be raised in Germany to pay off the debt, but I know I won't understand it.
  3. Against the background of his belief that he had two years from the winding up to make his application, sufficient explanation for the delay had been given. With regard to the inaccuracies, this was public interest litigation.
  4. No full explanation is given for the fall in profits during the early 1950s, nor the static results during the rest of the decade. During the later period, some figures stand out.
  5. Whatever the answer or explanation, the fact remains that dissatisfaction, nervousness, insecurity and disillusionment are widespread in our society.
  6. The standard explanation for voters supporting Democrats below the presidential level in such large numbers is the incumbent factor.
  7. They originially were to have arrived Monday and there was no explanation for the delay.
  8. Lahti offers the lame explanation: "It was over when the war was over." But "Running on Empty" aims to win our hearts rather than our minds, and it does that with great success.
  9. What we need to understand is why the applause, while substantial, was no more than adequate to the occasion. A cold start on a Monday morning did not help, but the explanation runs deeper than that.
  10. Eidelman had no explanation for Gorbachev's silence, but said that the person who finally cleared up Katyn would need authority and time.
  11. Yet nowhere in that paperwork is there an explanation for how the knapsack ended up in the Sussys' backyard.
  12. However, if this were the correct explanation, the dollar would have sold off.
  13. An overdue explanation of the company's sensible but modest ambitions in over-the-counter medicines should snuff out speculation of a big acquisition and rights issue.
  14. Her attorney, Richard Bennett, said Mrs. LoCasto's explanation was "very complicated" and that he did not want to invade her privacy by talking about it.
  15. Researchers cited an alternative explanation for the lowered diabetes rate.
  16. U.S. District Judge John Walker Jr., concerned by newspaper reports on the incident, said today that there was an "innocent explanation" for the incident that satisfied both the court and government.
  17. In a book, "Verdict on the Shroud," they said the "converging evidence is not proof, but it does show that the literal, physical resurrection of Jesus is the best explanation" for peculiarities of the shroud.
  18. This idea, known to generations of economics students as the axiom of 'utility maximisation', is the foundation upon which much classical economic theory is built. Anderson rejects this proposition as too narrow an explanation of human behaviour.
  19. They had not. Mr Rabheru, a regular BA customer, says the airline apologised on the telephone, but his requests for a written explanation were ignored.
  20. Is there some other explanation for flaws in the West Germans' work? The answer is, we don't know.
  21. Mexico demanded an explanation and Attorney General Dick Thornburgh asked DEA director William C. Bennett for "a full and immediate" investigation.
  22. As with most consumer tastes, the explanation is demographic.
  23. In their unlikely campaign for Navy protection, the Tisches plan to play back President Reagan's early explanation of U.S. Persian Gulf operations as a way to keep gasoline lines from proliferating in the U.S.
  24. A strong D-Mark makes this more difficult. Another explanation for the intervention is that dollar weakness was souring the US Treasury market, thus complicating the funding of the US budget deficit.
  25. There was no official explanation for the police action.
  26. Claims that South Africa's nuclear deterrent programme benefited from co-operation with Israel or any other state were also denied. South Africa's explanation of its deterrent strategy raises additional questions which remain unanswered.
  27. The lawsuit claims that Borman's stock began trading in heavy volumes in late November, and that on Nov. 28 a spokesman said the company had no explanation.
  28. Reynolds, in his 50-page explanation for the judgments, said the expenditures at PTL under the Bakker administration were "unbelievable" and a "waste of PTL's money."
  29. "The only logical explanation for this lengthy delay is that the results coming through were entirely unacceptable to the party," said Jorge G. Castaneda, a prominent Mexican political writer.
  30. The letter also asked for an explanation about travel expenses for delegates to a recent agency conference, the agency's purchase of cars and details of entertainment allowances.
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