Word · Frequency #15382
elucidating
阐明；说明；解释清楚
elucidating is the present participle of elucidate.
make clear; explain
- 1.
To make (something) clear and understandable; to clarify, to illuminate, to shed light on.
阐明；说明
In use
The teacher asked him to elucidate his answer.
Could you elucidate the main points of the report?
The article elucidates how the new system works.
elucidate sth
elucidate 是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要加 on 或 about。
The article elucidates the main principles of the theory.
这篇文章阐明了该理论的主要原则。
elucidate + wh-clause
后接疑问词引导的从句时，表示“把……解释清楚”。
Can you elucidate what you meant by that remark?
你能解释清楚你那句话是什么意思吗？
be elucidated (by sth)
被动语态常见于学术写作中，强调被说明的对象。
The mechanism was elucidated by a series of experiments.
这一机制通过一系列实验得到了阐明。
Verb forms
base elucidate · third person elucidates · -ing elucidating · past elucidated · past participle elucidated
规则动词：第三人称单数加 -s，现在分词加 -ing，过去式和过去分词均加 -ed（elucidated）。作及物动词，表示“解释清楚、阐明”。
Common mistakes
The professor elucidated on the main points.The professor elucidated the main points.
elucidate是及物动词，直接跟宾语，不需要介词on；中文“对……加以阐明”容易导致误加on，但英语中该动词没有这种用法。
He elucidated me the rules.He elucidated the rules to me.
elucidate不能接双宾语，正确的结构是elucidate + 事物 + to + 人，类似explain something to someone；中文“给我阐明”的语序可能导致误用双宾语结构。
Connections
Collocations
- elucidate the mechanism
- 阐明机制
- The study aims to elucidate the mechanism of drug resistance.该研究旨在阐明耐药机制。
- elucidate the role
- 阐明作用
- This experiment helps elucidate the role of calcium in muscle contraction.这项实验有助于阐明钙在肌肉收缩中的作用。
- elucidate the nature
- 阐明本质
- Further research is needed to elucidate the nature of the virus.需要进一步研究来阐明这种病毒的本质。
- elucidate the meaning
- 阐明含义
- The teacher's explanation elucidated the meaning of the poem.老师的讲解阐明了这首诗的含义。
- elucidate the process
- 阐明过程
- The article elucidates the process of photosynthesis.这篇文章阐明了光合作用的过程。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
看到词中间的 -lucid-（lucid=清楚明白），elucidate 就是‘讲清楚、阐明’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术论文、正式演讲、专业报告 该词多用于书面或正式场合，表示把复杂难懂的内容解释清楚；比较常见于学术或专业讨论，日常口语中通常用 explain 代替。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes exactly with elucidate (i'lu:sideit). Genuine final-syllable sound match: date (/deɪt/) and candidate (/ˈkændɪdeɪt/) share the unstressed final /deɪt/ with elucidate's last syllable, but not its rhyme, which starts at the stressed /luː/. Lookalikes that sound different: lucid (/ˈluːsɪd/) and pellucid (/pəˈluːsɪd/) contain the 'lucid'/'ucid' spelling; elucidation (/ɪˌluːsɪˈdeɪʃən/) shares the root but ends in /-ʃən/; educate (/ˈɛdʒʊkeɪt/) ends in -ate but with /keɪt/.
Learn the forms together
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