explain
معنی فارسی
توضيح دادن روشن کردن تعبيرکردن شرح دادن
معنی کامل و مثالها
/ek splān´, ik-/vt., vi.
● توضیح دادن، شرح دادن، بیان کردن، بازنمود کردن، ویچاردن، دیماساندن
to explain how a machine operates
طرز کار یک موتور را توضیح دادن
he promised to explain the secret of his success
او قول داد که راز موفقیت خو را شرح بدهد.
● توجیه کردن، (برای کاری) دلیل آوردن، انگیزه نمایی کردن
he was unable to explain his strange conduct
او قادر نبود رفتار عجیب و غریب خود را توجیه کند.
● تفسیر کردن، تعبیر کردن، سفرنگیدن
explain this poem to me!
این شعر را برایم تفسیر کن!
* explain away
توجیه کردن، بهانه آوردن، (اشتباه و غیرهی خود را) کم اهمیت جلوه دادن
* explain oneself
1- منظور خود را بیان کردن 2- اعمال خود را توجیه کردن
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Middle English (in the sense ‘make plain or intelligible’): from Latin explanare, from ex- ‘out’ + planus ‘flat’.
مثال
- Can you explain the rules of the game?
- She explained the situation to me.
- He explained that he would be late.
ترکیبهای رایج
Explain clearly Explain briefly Explain in detail Explain the situation
تعریف انگلیسی
- make plain and comprehensible “He explained the laws of physics to his students” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Something ----s something” “Somebody ----s that CLAUSE” “Sam and Sue explain the movie”
- define “The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s that CLAUSE” “They explain that there was a traffic accident”
- serve as a reason or cause or justification of “Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work” “Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s something”
مترادفها
I. verb active
1. Interpret, elucidate, expound, illustrate, unfold, clear up, make plain, throw light upon, eclaircize (recent).
2. Account for, give the reasons for, make intelligible, solve, warrant, justify, reduce to law or to ascertained principles, trace to causes.
II. verb neuter
Make an explanation.