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源自拉丁语 'explanare'(展开,使平坦),由 ex-(完全) + planus(平坦)构成,14世纪进入英语。
❶ 用清晰易懂的方式说明某事物的原因、原理或细节,使他人能够理解。常用于教学、指导或澄清疑问的场景。
“The teacher explained the math problem step by step.”
(老师一步步解释了这道数学题。)
“She explained why she was late for the meeting.”
(她解释了自己为什么开会迟到。)
explained away — 通过解释试图消除疑虑或质疑,常带有减轻问题严重性的意味。
“He tried to explain away his mistake by blaming the computer.”
(他试图通过责怪电脑来解释自己的错误。)