亚洲网紅露点

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explanation

[ ek-spluh-ney-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act or process of explaining.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  2. something that explains; a statement made to clarify something and make it understandable; exposition:

    an explanation of a poem.

  3. a meaning or interpretation:

    to find an explanation for a mystery.

    Synonyms: , ,

  4. a mutual declaration of the meaning of words spoken, actions, motives, etc., with a view to adjusting a misunderstanding or reconciling differences:

    After a long and emotional explanation they were friends again.



explanation

/ 藢蓻办蝉辫濒蓹藞苍别瑟蕛蓹苍 /

noun

  1. the act or process of explaining
  2. a statement or occurrence that explains
  3. a clarification of disputed terms or points; reconciliation
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辞顎卾别谤路别虫顎卲濒补路苍补顎僼颈辞苍 noun
  • 辫谤别顎卐虫路辫濒补路苍补顎僼颈辞苍 noun
  • 谤别顎卐虫路辫濒补路苍补顎僼颈辞苍 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of explanation1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English explanacioun, from Latin 别虫辫濒腻苍腻迟颈艒苍-, stem of 别虫辫濒腻苍腻迟颈艒, from 别虫辫濒腻苍腻迟(耻蝉) 鈥渕ade understandable鈥 (past participle of 别虫辫濒腻苍腻谤别 鈥渢o smooth out, make understandable鈥) + -颈艒 -ion; explain
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Example Sentences

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They said Moore would contact creditors in due course but did not give an explanation for the firm's closure.

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There are several explanation for the decline in deportations.

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The King highlighted "the profound impact of human connection - whether in the careful explanation from a specialist nurse, the hand held by a hospice volunteer, or the shared experience in a support group".

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She鈥檚 gotten no explanation beyond that one, formulaic March 10 email dispatched to the university.

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Instead, the term 鈥渆fficiency鈥 is an all-purpose explanation for eliminating any program with no direct value to an imposed ideological agenda.

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