- 词义辨析
explain, explicate, expound, interpret
这四个词都有“解释”“阐明”的意思。它们的区别在于:
1.explain指对不了解、不明白或不清楚之事进行解释; explicate指对复杂的事情进行讨论或说明; expound指对某问题或道理进行解释说明; interpret指对难以理解的疑难点解释说明清楚。例如:
Explain yourself! Why did you do it?你说清楚!为什么干那种事?
The principle is explicated into three axioms.这一原理可以分析成三条公理。
The priest expounded his religion to us.那位神父向我们阐述了他所信的宗教。
The professor interpreted the poem for us.教授为我们解释了那首诗的真正含义。
2.explain是仔细、详尽地运用专业知识进行解释; explicate是逐点讨论和仔细说明; expound是指某人在具有渊博知识的基础上,详细地、系统地解释说明; interpret是用言语或表演等方式解释说明。例如:
He explained how to use the parachute.他讲解怎样使用降落伞。
I am sure you can explicate this work to me.我确信你能为我分析一下这篇作品。
In these two chapters, the author expounds the law of universal gravitation.在这两章里,作者详尽阐述了万有引力定律。
The poet read and then interpreted his poem about nature.诗人先读,然后解释了他那首关于大自然的诗。
- 速记技巧
谐音记忆法
谐音:艾克斯不论,艾克斯不论怎么解释都没用。
词源词根法
ex-,向外。-plain,平的,词源同plan,plain即展开,解释。
联想记忆:explain就是把你的一个计划(plan)往外面(ex)说出来。
- 近义词
- 反义词
- 知识拓展
单词用法
不能后接双宾语,要表示给某人解释某事,可用explain sth to sb:Can you explain to me what this means?你能给我解释一下这是什么意思吗?[短语扩展]explain adequately恰当地解释;explain amply充分地说明;explain a principle解释原理;explain an important problem阐述了一个重要问题
同根单词
explanation n.解释
- 双语例句 更多例句
这对解释某位被分配到另一国家去工作的美国农业学家的不幸遭遇是有帮助的.
《简明英汉词典》
The murder suspect couldn't explain away his fingerprints at the scene.
这个杀人嫌疑犯解释不清为什么在杀人现场会留有他的指纹.
《简明英汉词典》
I can't explain such a statement by him on the basis of logic. He must have blown his top.
我从逻辑推理方面解释不了他讲的这番话,他想必是神经错乱了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
The doctor, not wishing to make her nervous, did not fully explain the seriousness of her condition.
大夫不愿意使她紧张, 没有充分给她说明病情的严重性.
《简明英汉词典》
I shall try, with as much patience as possible, to explain yet again.
我会尽可能耐心地试着再解释一遍。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
Hospital discipline was broken. Amy would have to explain herself.
破坏了医院的纪律,埃米将不得不为自己辩解。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
我们很多人都寄望于替代疗法,个中原因从女性看医生所遇到的困难可知一二。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
"Let me explain, sir." — "Don't tell me about it. I don't want to know."
“您听我解释,先生。”——“别跟我说,我不想知道。”
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
Don't try to explain away the situation. If you have made mistakes, just admit them.
不要再分辩了, 有错误就承认嘛!
《现代汉英综合大词典》
You have to explain it in terms that the man on the Clapham omnibus would understand.
你必须用老百姓能理解的语言来解释这事.
《简明英汉词典》
"Well, get on with it then," said Dobson, whereupon Davies started to explain.
“那好吧,继续吧,”多布森说,于是戴维斯开始解释。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
Several people buttonholed television reporters to explain to them their reasons for not voting.
几个人拉住电视台记者非要向他们解释自己不投票的理由。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
In regular group confessionals, the worst performers have to explain themselves to their peers.
在定期举行的集体检讨会上,表现最差的人必须向同事作出解释。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
- 相关词组
- explain away为…辩解[搪塞];敷衍搪塞;声辩;
- explain in detail言甚详明;缕解;申述;详解;
- 今日热词
- 热门搜索
- Nothing On You 你身上什么也没有;没人比得上你(B.O.B与Bruno Mars的合作的经典英文歌)
- firmly adv.坚固地;稳固地;坚定地;坚决地;
- myth n.神话;神怪故事;奇人,奇事;虚构的人,虚构的事;
- impression n.印象;影响;印象画;感觉;滑稽模仿;外观;压痕;重印本;
- kindergarten n.学前班;幼儿园;
- icy adj.寒冷的,冰冷的;结冰的;结满冰的;冰冻的;冷冰冰的;覆盖着冰的;冷峻的;冷冰冰的,不友好的;
- thin adj. 薄的;瘦的;稀少的;细的;vt. 使瘦;使淡;使稀疏;
- webcam n.网络摄像机,网络摄影机;网络摄影,画面可以通过互联网同步播出;
- jog v.慢跑(尤指锻炼);慢步长跑;(偶然地)轻击;轻碰;轻推,轻撞;n.轻推;慢跑(尤指锻炼);轻碰;轻击
- bark n.吠声;树皮;短促响亮的人声;v.(犬)吠;吼叫;
- their det.他们的;她们的;它们的;(在提及性别不详的人时,用以代替his或her);
- neither det./pron. 两者都不adv.(否定的陈述同样适用于其他人或物)也不;(否定的陈述适用于两方面)既不…也不…

