explanation

explanation
1. n объяснение; пояснение; разъяснение

the explanation of difficulties — разъяснение трудностей

after repeated explanations — после неоднократных объяснений

by way of explanation — в пояснение, для ясности

luminous explanation — ясное объяснение

giving an explanation — дающий разъяснения

system explanation system — система объяснения

intelligible explanation — понятное объяснение

warning explanation — предупреждающее объяснение

2. n объяснение, разговор, выяснение отношений

they had an explanation — они объяснились между собой, между ними произошло объяснение

luculent explanation — ясное объяснение

obscure explanation — невразумительное объяснение

teleological explanation — телеологическое объяснение

to flounder in an explanation — запутаться в объяснении

nonlegal explanation — объяснение неюридического порядка

3. n объяснение, оправдание

legal explanation — юридическое обоснование

satisfactory explanation — удовлетворительное объяснение

lucid explanation — ясное объяснение

explanation module — модуль объяснения

explanation of a word — объяснение слова

4. n толкование, истолкование

differing explanations — разные толкования

Синонимический ряд:
1. definition (noun) clarification; construal; construction; definition; description; elucidation; exegesis; explaining; explication; expose; exposition; illumination; narration
2. rationalisation (noun) account; accounting; answer; excuse; interpretation; justification; key; meaning; rationale; rationalisation; rationalization; reason; solution
Антонимический ряд:
misinterpretation; mystification; problem; question

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  • Explanation — Ex pla*na tion, n. [L. explanatio: cf. OF. esplanation.] 1. The act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; as, the explanation of a passage in Scripture, or of a contract or treaty …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Explanation — (lat.), Erklärung, Erläuterung, Auslegung; explanatīv, erläuternd; explanieren, auslegen …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Explanation — Explanation, lat. dtsch., Erklärung; explanativ, erklärend; explaniren, erklären …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • explanation — I noun amplification, annotation, clarification, commentary, deciphering, defense, definition, delineation, demonstration, description, elucidation, enucleation, exegesis, exemplification, explanatio, explicatio, explication, exposition,… …   Law dictionary

  • explanation — (n.) late 14c., from L. explanationem (nom. explanatio), noun of action from pp. stem of explanare to make plain or clear, explain, lit. make level, flatten, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + planus flat (see PLANE (Cf. plane) (n …   Etymology dictionary

  • explanation — [n] clarification; reason account, annotation, answer, breakdown, brief, cause, comment, commentary, confession, definition, demonstration, description, details, display, elucidation, evidence, example, excuse, explication, exposition, expression …   New thesaurus

  • explanation — [eks΄plə nā′shən] n. [ME explanacioun < L explanatio < pp. of explanare] 1. the act of explaining 2. something that explains 3. the interpretation, meaning, or sense given in explaining 4. a mutual defining of terms, declaration of motives …   English World dictionary

  • explanation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ convincing, credible, good, likely, logical, natural, obvious, plausible, probable, rational ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • explanation — n. 1) to give, offer, provide an explanation 2) to accept an explanation 3) a lucid; rational; satisfactory; simple; unsatisfactory explanation 4) an explanation for 5) an explanation that + clause (they accepted her explanation that she had been …   Combinatory dictionary

  • explanation */*/*/ — UK [ˌekspləˈneɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms explanation : singular explanation plural explanations 1) a reason you give for something that has happened or something you have done I expected an explanation and an apology.… …   English dictionary

  • explanation — [[t]e̱kspləne͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ explanations 1) N COUNT: also of/in N If you give an explanation of something that has happened, you give people reasons for it, especially in an attempt to justify it. She told the court she would give a full… …   English dictionary


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