English-Thai Dictionary

explain

VI อธิบาย  ชี้แจง  ขยายความ  describe illustrate interpret ar-ti-bai

 

explain

VT อธิบาย  ชี้แจง  ขยายความ  describe illustrate interpret ar-ti-bai

 

explainer

N ผู้ อธิบาย  ผู้ชี้แจง  phu-ar-ti-bai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXPLAIN

v.t.[L. explano; ex and planus, plain, open, smooth. ] To make plain, manifest or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to expound; to illustrate by discourse, or by notes. The first business of a preacher is to explain his text. Notes and comments are intended to explain the scriptures.

 

EXPLAIN

v.i.To give explanations.

 

EXPLAINABLE

a.That may be cleared of obscurity; capable of being made plain to the understanding; capable of being interpreted.

 

EXPLAINED

pp. Made clear or obvious to the understanding; cleared of doubt, ambiguity or obscurity; expounded; illustrated.

 

EXPLAINER

n.One who explains; an expositor; a commentator; an interpreter.

 

EXPLAINING

ppr. Expounding; illustrating; interpreting; opening to the understanding; clearing of obscurity.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXPLAIN

Ex *plain ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Explained ();p. pr. & vb. n.Explaining. ] Etym: [L. explandare to flatten, spread out, explain; ex out +plandare to make level or plain, planus plain: cf. OF. esplaner, explaner. See Plain, a., and cf. Esplanade. ]

 

1. To flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand. [Obs. ] The horse-chestnut is. .. ready to explain its leaf. Evelyn.

 

2. To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to expound; to unfold and illustrate the meaning of; as, to explain a chapter of the Bible. Commentators to explain the difficult passages to you. Gay. To explain away, to get rid of by explanation. "Those explain the meaning quite "away. " Pope.

 

Syn. -- To expound; interpret; elucidate; clear up.

 

EXPLAIN

EXPLAIN Ex *plain ", v. i.

 

Defn: To give an explanation.

 

EXPLAINABLE

Ex *plain "a *ble, a. Etym: [L. explainabilis.]

 

Defn: Capable of being explained or made plain to the understanding; capable of being interpreted. Sir. T. Browne.

 

EXPLAINER

EXPLAINER Ex *plain "er, n.

 

Defn: One who explains; an expounder or expositor; a commentator; an interpreter.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

explain

ex plain |ikˈsplān ɪkˈspleɪn | ▶verb [ reporting verb ] make (an idea, situation, or problem ) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas: [ with clause ] : they explained that their lives centered on the religious rituals | [ with direct speech ] : “my daddy has spells,” Ben explained | [ with obj. ] : he explained the situation. • account for (an action or event ) by giving a reason as excuse or justification: [ with obj. ] : Callie found it necessary to explain her blackened eye | [ with clause ] : he makes athletes explain why they made a mistake | [ no obj. ] : she had tried to explain about Adam, hadn't she? • [ with obj. ] be the cause of or motivating factor for: her father's violence explains her pacificism | [ with clause ] : this would explain why so many adult children still live with their parents. • (explain something away ) minimize the significance of an embarrassing fact or action by giving an excuse or justification: they know stories about me that I can't explain away. PHRASES explain oneself expand on what one has said in order to make one's meaning clear. • give an account of one's motives or conduct in order to excuse or justify oneself: he was too panicked to stay and explain himself to the policeman. DERIVATIVES ex plain a ble adjective, ex plain er noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin explanare, based on planus ‘plain. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

explain

ex |plain |ɪkˈspleɪn, ɛk- | ▶verb [ reporting verb ] make (an idea or situation ) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts: [ with clause ] : they explained that their lives centred on the religious rituals | [ with direct speech ] : ‘It's a device of great age, ’ the professor explained | [ with obj. ] : he explained the situation. • give a reason so as to justify or excuse (an action or event ): [ with obj. ] : Cassie found it necessary to explain her blackened eye | [ with clause ] : he makes athletes explain why they made a mistake | [ no obj. ] : I explained about Maureen calling round. • [ with obj. ] be the cause of or motivating factor for: her father's violence explains her pacificism | [ with clause ] : this would explain why so many adult children still live with their parents. • (explain something away ) minimize the significance of an embarrassing fact or action by giving an excuse or justification. PHRASES explain oneself expand on what one has said in order to make oneself clear. • excuse or justify one's motives or conduct: he was too panicked to stay and explain himself to the policeman. DERIVATIVES explainable adjective, explainer noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin explanare, based on planus ‘plain ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

explain

explain verb 1 a technician explained the procedure: describe, give an explanation of, make clear, make intelligible, spell out, put into words; elucidate, expound, explicate, clarify, throw /shed light on; gloss, interpret. 2 nothing could explain his newfound wealth: account for, give an explanation for, give a reason for; justify, give a justification for, give an excuse for, vindicate, legitimize. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See clarify . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

explain

explain verb 1 a technician explained the procedure: describe, give an explanation of, make clear /plain /intelligible, spell out, put into words, express in words; elucidate, expound, explicate, delineate; clarify, unfold, throw light on, clear up, simplify; gloss, interpret, decipher, decode, translate; demonstrate, show, teach, illustrate; unravel, untangle, resolve, solve; informal get across, get over. ANTONYMS obscure. 2 there was nothing in his file to explain his new-found wealth: account for, give an explanation for, give a reason for; justify, give a justification for, give an excuse /alibi /apologia for, make excuses for, explain away, rationalize, give a rationale for; defend, vindicate, legitimize, mitigate; rare extenuate.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

explain

ex plain /ɪkspléɪn, eks- /〖ex (完全に )plain (平らにする )〗(名 )explanation 動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 a. 〖explain A (to B )〗〈人 本などが 〉(B 〈人 〉に )A 〈事 〉を 説明する ▸ explain the situation 状況を説明する (≒give an explanation of the situation )▸ a book explaining the laws of motion and gravity 運動と重力の法則を説明した本 コミュニケーション A: How do you explain this? このことをどう説明しますか .B: Well, I can't (explain it ). そうですね, (説明 )できません .｟作文のポイント ｠私は (客に )何もかも説明した .× I explained the customer everything .○ I explained everything (to the customer ).❢(1 )╳動詞 ＋B Aの型では用いない (→give 他動詞 1 語法 (5 )(c )). (2 )目的語Aが長くto Bより意味的重要度が高くなるとto Bの後におかれることがある: I explained to him an idea I had for a new program. 新番組にと考えていたアイディアを彼に説明した .b. 〖explain (to A ) that節 /wh節 句 〗(A 〈人 〉に )…ということを […かを ]説明する ; ｟書 ｠〖直接話法 〗【人に 】…と説明する «to » (→say 他動詞 1a 語法 ); ｟かたく 主に書 ｠〖～ A as C 〗AをCだと説明する (!Cは 名詞 動名 ) ▸ He explained (to me ) that his wife was sick in bed. ≒“My wife is sick in bed, ” he explained (to me ).彼は, 奥さんが病気で寝ていると (私に )説明した (!(1 )╳He explained me that … のようなexplain A that節 /wh節 句の型では用いない. (2 )直接話法の伝達部he explainedは時に文中 文頭におかれる. (3 )挿入節として文尾 文中も可能; →believe コーパスの窓 ) ▸ It is hard to explain exactly why [how ] I did it .私がなぜ [どうやって ]それをやったかを正確に説明するのは難しい 2 〈人が 〉【人に 】(正当化しようと )〈事 〉の釈明 [弁明 ]をする , …の理由を説明する «to » ; 〖explain (to A ) that節 /wh節 〗(A 〈人 〉に )…という […かという ]釈明 [弁明 ]をする (!wh節は通例why, how ) ; ｟書 ｠〖直接話法 〗【人に 】…と釈明 [弁明 ]する «to » (→say 他動詞 1a 語法 )▸ explain one's behavior 自分のふるまいの正当性を説明する ▸ He explained that he had got a bit drunk .彼は少し酔ってしまったのだと釈明した 3 〈事 物が 〉〈事 〉の理由を説明する ; 〖～ wh節 〗なぜ …かの説明となる ▸ These phenomena can be explained by physics .これらの現象は物理学で説明がつく ▸ Oh, okay, that explains it .｟話 ｠ああ, なるほど, それでわかった 自動詞 〈人が 〉【人に /事について 】説明する ; (正当化しようと )釈明 [弁明 ]する «to /about , on » ▸ I explained to him about Zen .私は彼に禅について説明した (!｟コーパス ｠to句に特に重点をおかない限りexplain about B to Aよりexplain to A about Bの方が普通 ) ▸ Let me explain a little .少し私に釈明させてください expl à in A aw á y [aw á y A ] «…だと » A 〈失敗 誤りなど 〉について言い逃れをする, A 〈悪い事 〉について気休めを言う «as » .expl á in one s è lf 1 自分自身のことを説明する [話す ].2 (自分の行動の理由を )【人に 】釈明する, 弁明する «to » .3 自分の考えを説明する [はっきりさせる ].

 

explaining

ex pl á in ing 名詞 U 説明 ; 釈明, 言い分 ▸ have some [a lot of ] explaining to do 釈明の余地が少しは [大いに ]ある