- 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。
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- 双语例句 更多例句
Scientists have tended to skate over the difficulties of explaining dreams.
科学家们往往回避释梦的难题。
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Tom isn't a bad hand , now , at explaining Scripture, I'll dare swear.
我敢担保, 汤姆讲解《圣经》还一定讲得不错呢.
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Theory also provides useful guidelines for explaining observed relations.
理论上也为解释所观察到的关系提供了线索.
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I wrote a letter to the car rental agency, explaining what had happened.
我给租车行写了一封信说明发生的情况。
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She tried to explain how the system works, but it's all Greek to me.
她努力解释系统如何运作，可我怎么也弄不明白。
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I have spent such a long time explaining it to you, but you still do not understand it.
我给你解释了这么半天, 你还不明白.
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Several factors have been adduced to explain the fall in the birth rate.
有几个因素已被援引来说明出生率降低的原因。
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He predicts they will have, quote, "an awful lot of explaining to do".
他预计他们需要“大费周章地解释一番”，这是他的原话。
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The article advances a new theory to explain changes in the climate.
这篇文章提出了一个解释气候变化的新理论。
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- 相关词组
- hard to explain all in just a few words一言难尽
- explain matters分说;
- be hard to explain有口难分;
- make a feeble attempt to explain things away when ridiculed聊以解嘲
- explain away one's shortcomings and mistakes文过饰非
- explain oneself说明自己的意思;为自己的行为辩解;剖白;申辩;
- explain clearly
- explain the profound in simple terms深入浅出
- explain in detail言甚详明；缕解；申述；详解;
- explain with notes注解;
- not permitted to explain不由分说
- explain away为…辩解[搪塞];敷衍搪塞;声辩;
- explain orally解说;
- giving no chance to explain不由分说
- explain sth解释某事
- explain profound theories in simple language深入浅出
- cannot explain all that in just a few words说来话长
- 今日热词
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- DVD abbr.数字化视频光盘;n.数字化视频光盘;数字影碟，数字(多功能)光碟(全写为 digital videodisc 或 digital versatile disc)
- ability n.能力，资格;能耐，才能;
- opening n.开幕，开始;空缺的职位;[商]开盘，交易开始时间;（职位的）空缺;adj.首次的，开始的;
- accompany vt.陪伴，陪同;附加，补充;与…共存;为…伴奏;vi.伴奏;
- science n.科学;技术，知识;学科;理科;
- Japan Visa 日本签证;日本商务签证
- chess n.棋,国际象棋;
- you belong to me 你属于我;只属于我
- walkman 随身听，步行者录放机;
- worth adj.价值，值…钱;值得;拥有…价值的财产;n.价值，意义，作用;
- fortnight n.两星期，十四天;
- across prep.穿过;横穿，横过;与…交叉;在…对面;adv.横过，越过;在对面;交叉;斜对面;
