elucidate
verb [transitive, intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they elucidate | |
he / she / it elucidates | |
past simple elucidated | |
past participle elucidated | |
-ing form elucidating |
to make something clearer by explaining it more fully synonym explain阐明;解释;说明 - elucidate (something)
He elucidated a point of grammar. 他解释了一个语法要点。 The aim of the report is to elucidate the main points of the new regulations. 报告的目的是阐明新规定的要点。 Let me elucidate. 让我来说明一下吧。 - elucidate what, how, etc…
I will try to elucidate what I think the problems are. 我将尽力阐明我认为的问题所在。
Extra ExamplesOccasionally I had to elucidate a point of law. 有时我不得不阐明一个法律问题。 She would not elucidate further. 她不愿进一步说明。 The exact details of the process have not yet been elucidated. 这一过程的具体细节尚未阐明。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryElucidate is used with these nouns as the object:- nature
- role
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from late Latin elucidat- ‘made clear’, from the verb elucidare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + lucidus ‘lucid’.- elucidate (something)