explanation
US: /ˌɛkspɫəˈneɪʃən/
UK: /ɛksplɐnˈeɪʃən/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
explanation /,eksplə'neiʃn/- danh từ
- sự giảng, sự giảng giải, sự giải nghĩa, lời giảng, lời giải nghĩa
- sự giải thích, sự thanh minh, lời giải thích, lời thanh minh
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 [C, U] ~ (for sth / for doing sth) a statement, fact, or situation that tells you why sth happened; a reason given for sth: The most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed. + to offer / provide an explanation + I can't think of any possible explanation for his absence. + She left the room abruptly without explanation. + 'I had to see you,' he said, by way of explanation. + She didn't give a very adequate explanation for being late. + The book opens with an explanation of why some drugs are banned. + an explanation as to why he had left early - REASON
2 [C] a statement or piece of writing that tells you how sth works or makes sth easier to understand: For a full explanation of how the machine works, turn to page 5. + The teacher gave the children a detailed explanation of the story.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 interpretation, definition, explication, delineation, simplification, resolution, clarification, elucidation, description, illustration, exposition, account, disclosure; exegesis, commentary, criticism, analysis:
The encyclopedia contains detailed explanations of how machines work.
2 excuse, rationalization, justification, vindication:
What is your explanation for such outrageous behaviour?
3 cause, motive, reason, key, signification, solution:
The explanation for aberrant behaviour often lies in hormonal imbalance.
Collocation
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.
Concise dictionary
explanations‚eksplə'neɪʃnnoun
+a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
+thought that makes something comprehensible
+the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible
