Word · Frequency #4552
Fully loadedclarify
澄清；阐明
核心释义
To make something clearer and easier to understand by explaining it or giving more information
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使清晰或易懂；解释以消除疑惑或模糊。
To make or become clear or easily understood; to explain or resolve in order to remove doubt or obscurity.
使清晰或易懂；解释以消除疑惑或模糊。；澄清；阐明；使明晰
用法In use
She clarified her previous statement during the interview.
用法提示：clarify 作及物动词，后接名词短语，表示澄清某事。
Could you clarify what you mean by that term?
用法提示：clarify 用在疑问句中，后接疑问词引导的从句，表示要求阐明。
The teacher is clarifying the instructions for the assignment.
用法提示：clarify 的现在分词形式，表示正在进行的阐明动作。
clarify sth
用于要求对方解释不清楚之处。
Could you clarify your point?
你能阐明你的观点吗？
clarify that...
引导从句说明具体内容。
He clarified that the deadline is next Friday.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- clarify the situation
- 澄清情况
- The manager held a meeting to clarify the situation.经理召开了会议来澄清情况。
- clarify one's position
- 阐明立场
- She clarified her position on the issue during the debate.她在辩论中阐明了自己对这个问题的立场。
- clarify a point
- 澄清一点
- Could you clarify that point? I'm not sure I understand.你能澄清一下那一点吗？我不确定我是否理解了。
- clarify the meaning
- 阐明含义
- The teacher clarified the meaning of the difficult text.老师阐明了那篇难懂的文章的含义。
- clarify matters
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
将 'clari' 联想为 'clear'（清晰），'fy' 表示'使'，即'使清晰'。
语境与语域Context & Register
mixed; academic writing, business meetings, everyday conversation; 通常用于请求或提供更清晰的解释，在正式和非正式场合都很常见。
语法说明Grammar Note
既可作及物动词（使明晰）也可作不及物动词（澄清）
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhyme with 'clarify'. While 'classify' shares the same stressed vowel /æ/, the consonant following the vowel differs (/r/ vs /s/), so the rhyme is imperfect. The other words have different stressed vowels (/ɛ/, /ʌ/, /ɒ/). All share the spelling pattern '-ify'.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.