explicate
含义: To analyse and develop an idea or principle in detail, making its implicit meaning fully explicit.
Explicate is a distinctly academic verb, most commonly encountered in literary criticism, philosophy, and theology. Where 'explain' makes something understandable, 'explicate' implies a more rigorous unfolding of layers of meaning — close reading of a text, systematic analysis of an argument. It is rarely used in casual speech and signals scholarly intent.
例句
- The essay explicates the symbolic significance of water imagery in the poetry of Seamus Heaney. 这篇论文阐释了谢默斯·希尼诗歌中水意象的象征意义。El ensayo explica la significación simbólica de las imágenes acuáticas en la poesía de Seamus Heaney.その論文はシェイマス・ヒーニーの詩における水のイメージの象徴的意義を精緻に解明している。그 논문은 셰이머스 히니의 시에 나타난 물 이미지의 상징적 의의를 정밀하게 해명하고 있다.
- Philosophers have spent centuries attempting to explicate the concept of free will. 哲学家们花了数百年试图阐明自由意志这一概念。Los filósofos han pasado siglos intentando explicitar el concepto del libre albedrío.哲学者たちは何世紀にもわたって自由意志の概念を詳解しようと試みてきた。철학자들은 수세기에 걸쳐 자유의지 개념을 상세히 풀어내고자 시도해 왔다.
- The commentary explicates each clause of the statute in light of relevant case law. 该评注根据相关判例法逐条阐释了法规的每一个条款。El comentario explica cada cláusula del estatuto a la luz de la jurisprudencia pertinente.その注釈書は関連する判例法に照らして法令の各条項を逐条的に解説している。그 주석서는 관련 판례법에 비추어 법령의 각 조항을 조목조목 해설하고 있다.
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用法指南
语境: academic, literary, legal
语气: neutral
起源与历史
From Latin explicare (to unfold), from ex- (out) + plicare (to fold). Entered English in the early 17th century; the sense of unfolding hidden meaning reflects the original metaphor of opening out something folded.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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