explication
noun [ C or U ] formal uk/ˌek.splɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌek.spləˈkeɪ.ʃən/
解说;阐释
the act of explaining something in detail, especially a piece of writing or an idea
His explication of each side's strategies and tactics is gripping. 他对双方战略战术的阐释引人入胜。
There's too much explication in the play and not enough action. 剧中解释太多，动作不够。
See: explicate
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- He seems to require endless, occasionally tiresome explication to convey his ideas.
- She provided a helpful explication of current positions in the disciplines of linguistics and literary analysis.
- The children of the poor stay poor, to an extent far beyond any explication.
- We heard clear explication of the competing scientific theories.