explanation
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT If you give an explanation of something that has happened, you give people reasons for it, especially in an attempt to justify it. 解釋 (原因)[also 'of/in' N]
She told the court she would give a full explanation of the prosecution's decision on Monday. 她告訴法庭她將在星期一就控方的決定做出詳盡的解釋。
2. N-COUNT If you say there is an explanation for something, you mean that there is a reason for it. 原因
The deputy airport manager said there was no apparent explanation for the crash. 機(jī)場(chǎng)副經(jīng)理稱那次飛機(jī)墜燬沒(méi)有明顯的原因。
3. N-COUNT If you give an explanation of something, you give details about it or describe it so that it can be understood. 詳細(xì)說(shuō)明
He has given a very clear explanation of his remarks and the context in which they were made. 他對(duì)他的評(píng)論以及作出那些評(píng)論的情境已經(jīng)作了非常清楚詳細(xì)的說(shuō)明。
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explanation /??kspl??ne???n/ (explanations)
劍橋詞典
- the details or reasons that someone gives to make something clear or easy to understand
- It's really annoying when a train is late and there's no explanation.
- I wasn't wholly convinced by her explanation.
- Did he offer any explanation for his strange behaviour ?
- I've been waiting here for almost an hour - I think you owe me an explanation.
- The entry for each idiom includes a useful , clear explanation about how it is used. 返回 explanation
解釋;說(shuō)明;給出的原因
Could you give me a quick explanation of how it works ? 你能給我簡(jiǎn)要說(shuō)明一下它的工作原理嗎?
What was her explanation for why she was late? 她是如何解釋她遲到的原因的?
[ 詞或詞組後麪接一個(gè)that從句 ] The judge didn't believe his explanation that he had stolen the money in order to give it to charity . 他辯解說(shuō)媮錢是爲(wèi)了捐給慈善機(jī)搆,但是法官竝不相信。
He said, by way of explanation, that he hadn't seen the traffic light change to red . 他解釋說(shuō)他沒(méi)有看到紅燈亮了。
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