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ex‧pla‧na‧tion /ˌekspləˈneɪʃən/ noun
توضیح
تعریف، بیان، شرح، تعبیر، تفسیر، عمران: توضیح، حقوقی: تفسیر، روانشناسی: تبیین
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Synonyms & Related Wordsexplanation[noun]Synonyms:- reason, account, answer, excuse, justification, motive, vindication
- description, clarification, definition, elucidation, illustration, interpretation
Related Words: disentanglement,
unscrambling,
enlightenment,
illumination,
definition,
meaning,
resolution,
solution,
demonstration,
example,
exemplification,
illustration,
grounds,
motive
English Thesaurus: reason, explanation, motive, justification, grounds, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionaryex‧pla‧na‧tion S3 W2 /ˌekspləˈneɪʃ
ən/
noun [
Word Family: adjective:
unexplained,
explanatory,
explicable ≠
inexplicable;
noun: explaining,
explanation;
verb:
explain;
adverb:
inexplicably]
1. [uncountable and countable] the reasons you give for why something happened or why you did something
explanation of/for
Can you think of any explanation for this failure?without explanation
The concert was cancelled without explanation.2. [countable] a statement or piece of writing intended to describe how something works or make something easier to understand
provide/give an explanation
The ability to give clear explanations is the most important quality of the ideal teacher.explanation of
I’ll try and give you a quick explanation of how the machine works. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsexplanation noun ADJ. convincing, credible, good, likely, logical, natural, obvious, plausible, probable, rational The most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed.
implausible, inadequate, unlikely | acceptable, adequate, reasonable, satisfactory, sufficient | no apparent There was no apparent explanation for the attack.
clear, coherent | complete, comprehensive, detailed, full | partial | complex, complicated | easy, simple | innocent, prosaic There's sure to be a perfectly innocent explanation for all this?though I admit it looks bizarre.
convenient | accepted, traditional There is no generally accepted explanation of this practice.
official | possible | correct, real, true
| brief
| lengthy, long | verbal | general | common the common explanations for hooliganism
only, sole It's the only explanation that makes any kind of sense.
causal The causal explanation must be that old age causes poverty, not that poverty causes people to be old.
ad hoc, post hoc post hoc (= after the event)
explanations of historical changes that would have made no sense to anyone living at the time | cultural, historical, political, psychological, scientific, sociological, technical, theoretical VERB + EXPLANATION have I had no explanation for her strange behaviour.
give (sb), offer (sb), provide (sb with) He only offered a partial explanation for his lateness.
enter into, go into, launch into She launched into a detailed explanation of every aspect of her work.
advance, propose, put forward one explanation advanced by Marxist historians
call for, need, require An explanation is clearly called for.
look for, seek | find, think of I can think of one possible explanation for her behaviour.
ask for, demand She wrote to the company demanding an explanation.
wait for | deserve, merit I suppose you deserve an explanation.
owe sb I think you owe me an explanation.
accept | defy Her success has been so remarkable as to defy explanation. EXPLANATION + VERB lie The simplest explanation for his achievements lies in his greater ability and superiority over his contemporaries at university.
emerge, occur to sb, present itself, suggest itself No single clear explanation emerged from the experiments. A more credible explanation now occurred to her. Another quite plausible explanation presented itself. PREP. in ~ ‘I've worked with them before, you see,’ he added, in explanation.
without ~ She left suddenly and without explanation. | ~ about He entered into a technical explanation about software and programming.
~ as to He provided no explanation as to why he was late.
~ for There is probably some perfectly logical explanation for their behaviour.
~ from We are still waiting for a full explanation from the teacher concerned. PHRASES an attempt at explanation The men left quickly with no attempt at explanation.
by way of explanation ‘I had to see you, ’ he said, by way of explanation. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
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