Word · Frequency #21629
elucidation
阐明；解释；说明
核心释义
the act of making something clear by explaining it in detail; an explanation that removes confusion
- 1.
阐明；解释；说明。
A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration
- 2.
旨在澄清并阐明事理的解释行为
an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on
- 3.
消除理解障碍的阐释
an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
阐明；解释；说明。；旨在澄清并阐明事理的解释行为；消除理解障碍的阐释；说明；阐明；[法] 阐明
用法In use
The professor's elucidation of the complex theory helped all the students understand it.
用法提示：elucidation 作名词，表示‘阐明、解释’这一行为。
Her article provides a clear elucidation of the main causes of the problem.
用法提示：此处 elucidation 为可数名词，指‘说明、解释’。
We need further elucidation of the rules before we can apply them correctly.
用法提示：elucidation 作名词，表示‘阐释、澄清’。
elucidation of sth
elucidation 常后接 of 短语，表示阐明或解释的对象；此时通常为不可数名词。
The elucidation of the genetic pathway took years of research.
对该遗传通路的阐明耗费了多年的研究。
provide elucidation for sth
provide/give/offer 等动词可与 elucidation 搭配，表示“提供说明”；介词 for 引出说明的对象。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- provide elucidation
- 提供阐明；加以解释
- The professor provided elucidation of the complex theory.教授对这一复杂理论进行了阐明。
- further elucidation
- 进一步的阐明
- The committee requested further elucidation of the proposal.委员会要求对该提案作进一步的阐明。
- elucidation of the mechanism
- 对机制的阐明
- The study focuses on the elucidation of the mechanism of drug resistance.这项研究侧重于阐明耐药机制。
- await elucidation
- 有待阐明
- The cause of the disease still awaits elucidation.这种疾病的病因仍有待阐明。
- need elucidation
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
elucidation 里藏着 lucid（清晰的）——把模糊的事理讲得清清楚楚，就是阐明。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、formal speeches、legal documents 该词属于正式语体，通常出现在学术写作、法律文件或正式演讲中，日常对话中较少使用。若用于普通口语会显得过于正式，一般可用 explanation 代替。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with the final /eɪʃən/ of elucidation. Beware of lookalikes like elucidate /ɪˈluːsɪdeɪt/ and lucid /ˈluːsɪd/, which do not rhyme.
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