English-Thai Dictionary

explanation

N การอธิบาย  การชี้แจง  การขยายความ  คำอธิบาย  clarification demonstration kan-ar-ti-bai kan-chi-jaeng kan-ka-yai-kwam

 

explanation

N คำชี้แจง  คำอธิบาย  clarification demonstration kam-che-jang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXPLANATION

n.[L. explanatio.] The act of explaining, expounding or interpreting; exposition; illustration; interpretation; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; as the explanation of a passage in scripture, or of a contract or treaty. 1. The sense given by an expounder or interpreter.
2. A mutual exposition of terms, meaning or motives, with a view to adjust a misunderstanding and reconcile differences. Hence, reconciliation, agreement or good understanding of parties who have been at variance. The parties have come to an explanation.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXPLANATION

Ex `pla *na "tion, n. Etym: [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.

 

2. That which explains or makes clear; as, a satisfactory explanation.

 

3. The meaning attributed to anything by one who explains it; definition; inerpretation; sense. Different explanations [of the Trinity ]. Bp. Burnet.

 

4. A mutual exposition of terms, meaning, or motives, with a view to adjust a misunderstanding, and reconcile differences; reconciliation; agreement; as, to come to an explanation.

 

Syn. -- Definition; description; explication; exposition; interpretation; detail. See Definition.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

explanation

ex pla na tion |ˌekspləˈnāSHən ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən | ▶noun a statement or account that makes something clear: the birth rate is central to any explanation of population trends. • a reason or justification given for an action or belief: Freud tried to make sex the explanation for everything | my application was rejected without explanation. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin explanatio (n- ), from the verb explanare (see explain ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

explanation

ex ¦plan |ation |ɛkspləˈneɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun a statement or account that makes something clear: the birth rate is central to any explanation of population trends. • a reason or justification given for an action or belief: Freud tried to make sex the explanation for everything | [ mass noun ] : my application was rejected without explanation. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin explanatio (n- ), from the verb explanare (see explain ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

explanation

explanation noun 1 an explanation of the ideas contained in the essay: clarification, simplification; description, report, statement; elucidation, exposition, expounding, explication; gloss, interpretation, commentary, exegesis. 2 I owe you an explanation: account, reason; justification, excuse, alibi, defense, vindication, story, answers.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

explanation

explanation noun 1 an explanation of the ideas contained in the essay: clarification, simplification; description, report, version, statement; elucidation, exposition, expounding, explication, delineation; gloss, interpretation, deciphering, decoding, translation, commentary, exegesis; demonstration, illustration; resolution, solution; informal the why and wherefore. 2 I suppose I owe you an explanation about Louise: account, reason; justification, excuse, alibi, apologia, rationalization, rationale; defence, vindication, mitigation; rare extenuation.

 

Duden Dictionary

Explanation

Ex pla na ti on Substantiv, feminin Literaturwissenschaft , die |Explanati o n |die Explanation; Genitiv: der Explanation, Plural: die Explanationen lateinisch explanatio = Erklärung, Auslegung inhaltliche Erläuterung, Erklärung eines Textes; Explikation

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

explanation

ex pla na tion /èksplənéɪʃ (ə )n /→explain 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C 〖抽象的には 不可算 〗 «…の理由の /…という » 説明 ; 釈明 , 弁解 ; (説明となる )理由, 原因 «of , for /that 節 » ▸ a plausible [clear ] explanation もっともらしい [明瞭な ]説明 ▸ give [offer, provide ] an explanation for [of ] one's actions 自分のとった行動について説明する ▸ without explanation 説明なしで ▸ an explanation of [for ] what happened 何が起きたかの説明 ▸ an explanation as to why I quit the job 私がなぜその仕事をやめたかについての説明 2 C «…についての » 解説 (書 ) «about » ▸ an explanation of how to use the machine その機械の使い方に関する説明書 3 C (お互いの )了解, 和解 .in explan á tion of A Aの説明 [釈明 ]として (の ).