Explanation

(noun.) thought that makes something comprehensible.

(noun.) a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; 'the explanation was very simple'; 'I expected a brief account'.

(noun.) the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible; 'I heard his explanation of the accident'.

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• What else can be the consequence, said Herbert, in explanation, if he will cut the cheese? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Then the explanation came to me. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• I listened with amazement to this explanation, which Holmes delivered between the puffs of his cigarette. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• It is really wonderful to think of Rudolph still being alive, mused Mrs Dengelton, taking no notice of the Rector's historical explanation. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• The explanation of this well-known fact is found in a further study of the elastic balls (Fig. 170). 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• Another man in his position would have needed some explanation of those words--the Count felt no such necessity. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• The explanation of this is, that a string may vibrate in a number of different ways. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• She was wondering whether an explanation of any kind would be consistent with her loyalty to Frederick. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• I felt that we were incomplete before, and here is the explanation. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• I am aware that Sir Percival Glyde's explanation has been considered satisfactory. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Considering everything, I think a letter will be decidedly the best method of explanation. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• These, with an explanation of the phenomenon, he communicated in a letter to his friend, Sir John Pringle, which is among his philosophical pieces. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• But I didn't quite follow your explanation of the destruction of the busts. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• The company, as you have just heard, are resolved to have a further explanation. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• Scientific law appeared not merely as a formulation and explanation of observed phenomena but as a means for the discovery of new truths. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• Still the explanations were made in German. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• For other explanations of the passage see Introduction. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• But I come to ask explanations. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• I always wished I could have understood Siemens's explanations of the points of those stories. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• There appeared to be only two explanations of it. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Miss Bart shrank from it slightly, and then flung herself into precipitate explanations. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• The names Graham Bretton and Home de Bassompierre gave rise to questions and explanations. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• His explanations were simple. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• It suddenly struck her that it might be from Lady Catherine; and she anticipated with dismay all the consequent explanations. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• I must wait for my master to give explanations; and so must she. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• That is the case as it appears to the police, and improbable as it is, all other explanations are more improbable still. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• He said-- But I waited for none of the landlord's explanations. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• Caroline forgot, again and again, the explanations which were given to her. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Mrs. Joe, who always took explanations upon herself, said, snappishly, Escaped. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• All preliminary explanations being now cleared out of the way, I come at last to the real knot of the case--to the twenty thousand pounds. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.

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