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BNC: 1492 COCA: 2054

explanation

noun
/ˌekspləˈneɪʃn/
/ˌekspləˈneɪʃn/
Word Family
  • explain verb
  • explanation noun
  • explanatory adjective
  • explicable adjective (≠ inexplicable)
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  1. [countable, uncountable] a statement, fact, or situation that tells you why something happened; a reason given for something解释;说明;阐述
    • The most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed.最可能的解释是他的飞机晚点了。
    • It's the only explanation that makes any sense.这是唯一有意义的解释。
    • a plausible/an alternative explanation可信的/替代的解释
    • to offer/provide an explanation给予解释
    • explanation for something I can't think of any possible explanation for his absence.我想不出他缺席的任何理由。
    • I'm sure there's a perfectly simple explanation for this.我相信对此有一个非常简单的解释。
    • explanation for doing something She didn't give an adequate explanation for being late.她没有给出充分的理由说明迟到的原因。
    • explanation of something The book opens with an explanation of why some drugs are banned.本书在开篇阐述了禁用某些药物的原因。
    • explanation as to why… an explanation as to why he had left early关于他提早离开的原因说明
    • without explanation She left the room abruptly without explanation.她未作解释就突然离开了房间。
    • ‘I had to see you,’ he said, by way of explanation.“我当时必须来找你。” 他解释道。
    Synonyms reasonreason
    • explanation
    • grounds
    • basis
    • excuse
    • motive
    • justification
    • pretext
    These are all words for a cause or an explanation for something that has happened or that somebody has done.
    • reason a cause or an explanation for something that has happened or that somebody has done; a fact that makes it right or fair to do something:
      • He said no but he didn’t give a reason.他说不行,但没有说明原因。
    • explanation a statement, fact or situation that tells you why something has happened; a reason given for something:
      • The most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed.最可能的解释是他的飞机晚点了。
      • She left the room abruptly without explanation.她未作解释就突然离开了房间。
    • grounds (rather formal) a good or true reason for saying, doing or believing something:指说、做或相信某事的充分理由、根据:
      • You have no grounds for complaint.你没有理由抱怨。
    • basis (rather formal) the reason why people take a particular action:指原因、缘由:
      • On what basis will this decision be made?将基于何种原因作出这一决定呢?
    • excuse a reason, either true or invented, that you give to explain or defend your behaviour; a good reason that you give for doing something that you want to do for other reasons:
      • Late again! What’s your excuse this time?又迟到了!你这次有什么借口?
      • It gave me an excuse to take the car.这使我有理由开车去了。
    • motive a reason that explains somebody’s behaviour:
      • There seemed to be no motive for the murder.这起谋杀案看不出有什么动机。
    • justification (rather formal) a good reason why something exists or is done:指事物存在或做某事的正当理由:
      • I can see no possible justification for any further tax increases.我看不出还能提出什么理由来加税了。
    grounds or justification?用 grounds 还是 justification?Justification is used to talk about finding or understanding reasons for actions, or trying to explain why it is a good idea to do something. It is often used with words like little, no, some, every, without, and not any. Grounds is used more for talking about reasons that already exist, or that have already been decided, for example by law: moral/​economic grounds.
    • pretext (rather formal) a false reason that you give for doing something, usually something bad, in order to hide the real reason:指为掩盖做某事(通常为不好的事)的真正理由而找的借口、托辞:
      • He left the party early on the pretext of having to work.他借口有事要处理,早早离开了聚会。
    Patterns
    • (a/​an) reason/​explanation/​grounds/​basis/​excuse/​motive/​justification/​pretext for something
    • the reason/​motive behind something
    • on the grounds/​basis/​pretext of/​that…
    • (a) good/​valid reason/​explanation/​grounds/​excuse/​motive/​justification
    Extra Examples
    • ‘I've worked with them before, you see,’ he added, in explanation.“你知道,我以前和他们一起工作过。”他又解释说。
    • A more credible explanation now occurred to her.现在她想到了一个更可信的解释。
    • An explanation is clearly called for.无疑需要一个解释。
    • Another quite plausible explanation presented itself.另一个颇为合理的解释出现了。
    • Her success has been so remarkable as to defy explanation.她的成功是如此惊人,简直无法解释。
    • I can think of one possible explanation for her behaviour.我为她的行为想到了一个可能的解释。
    • I had no explanation for her strange behaviour.我无法解释她奇怪的行为。
    • I suppose you deserve an explanation.我认为你理应得到一个解释。
    • I think you owe me an explanation.我想你欠我一个解释。
    • It's the only explanation that makes any kind of sense.这是唯一有点儿道理的解释。
    • No further explanation is necessary.没必要再进一步解释。
    • No single clear explanation emerged from the experiments.实验未能显现出任一清楚的解释。
    • Several possible explanations exist.存在多种可能的解释。
    • She wrote to the company demanding an explanation.她写信给公司要求解释。
    • The men left quickly with no attempt at explanation.这些人并未试图解释便很快地离开了。
    • 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,最简单的解释就是他比大学中的同龄人能力更强,表现更优秀。
    • There is no generally accepted explanation of this practice.对这一习惯做法没有公认的解释。
    • There is probably some perfectly logical explanation for their absence.他们的缺席很可能有某种完全合理的解释。
    • There was no apparent explanation for the attack.这次攻击事件没有明显的理由可作解释。
    • There's sure to be a perfectly innocent explanation for all this—though I admit it looks bizarre.虽然我承认这件事看上去有些怪异,但肯定有一个再寻常不过的解释。
    • We are still waiting for a full explanation from the teacher concerned.我们仍在等待相关老师给出充分的解释。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • convincing
    • credible
    • good
    verb + explanation
    • have
    • give (somebody)
    • offer (somebody)
    explanation + verb
    • lie
    • emerge
    • occur to somebody
    preposition
    • in explanation
    • without explanation
    • explanation about
    phrases
    • an attempt at explanation
    • by way of explanation
    See full entry
  2. [countable] a statement or piece of writing that tells you how something works or makes something easier to understand解释性说法;说明性文字
    • Other parts of the book contain unnecessarily lengthy explanations.这本书的其他部分包含不必要的冗长解释。
    • explanation of how, what, etc…. For a full explanation of how the machine works, turn to page 5.关于机器工作原理的详细说明,请翻阅第 5 页。
    • explanation of something The teacher gave the children a detailed explanation of the story.老师给孩子们详细解释了这个故事。
    • explanation about something He entered into a technical explanation about software and programming.他开始从技术的角度解释软件和编程。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • convincing
    • credible
    • good
    verb + explanation
    • have
    • give (somebody)
    • offer (somebody)
    explanation + verb
    • lie
    • emerge
    • occur to somebody
    preposition
    • in explanation
    • without explanation
    • explanation about
    phrases
    • an attempt at explanation
    • by way of explanation
    See full entry
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin explanatio(n-), from the verb explanare, based on planus ‘plain’.
BNC: 1492 COCA: 2054
explanation

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + EXPLANATION | EXPLANATION + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEconvincing, 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 + EXPLANATIONhave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 + VERBlie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⋯PREPOSITIONin 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。PHRASESan 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
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