柯林斯詞典explicate /??kspl??ke?t/ (explicating,explicated,explicates) 1. V-T To explicate something means to explain it and make it clear. 解釋; 說明[正式] We shall have to explicate its basic assumptions before we can assess its implications. 在我們能評估其含義以前，我們得先解釋其基本假設(shè)。2. explicationN-VAR The jury listened to his impassioned explication of article 306. 陪讅團聽取他對306條款慷慨激昂的闡釋。 McKen criticizes the lack of explication of what the term "areas" means. 麥肯批評對"地區(qū)"這一詞的意思缺乏清楚解釋。 返回 explicate劍橋詞典to explain something in detail , especially a piece of writing or an idea 詳細解釋，詳細分析（作品或思想） This is a book which clearly explicates Marx's later writings. 這本書詳細解讀了馬尅思的晚期著作。 返回 explicate