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explanation、definition、description、exposition与interpretation这些名词都含有“解释”或“说明”之意。
explanation : 普通用词，指使人明白未知或不清楚的事。
Could you give me a quick explanation of how it works?
你能给我简要说明一下它的工作原理吗？What was her explanation for why she was late?
她是如何解释她迟到的原因的？The judge didn't believe his explanation that he had stolen the money in order to give it to charity.
他辩解说偷钱是为了捐给慈善机构，但是法官并不相信。He said, by way of explanation, that he hadn't seen the traffic light change to red.
他解释说他没有看到红灯亮了。definition : 主要指对某一词、短语或专门术语的含义作解释、下定义。The legal definition of what is and what is not pornography is very unsatisfactory.
法律对什么是色情、什么不是色情的解释令人很不满意。description : 指对某一事物的重要方面进行详细叙述，常含教育与启迪意味。She has given the police a very detailed/full description of the robber.
她向警察详细描述了抢劫者的相貌。A girl answering (= matching) the description of the missing teenager was spotted in Glasgow.
有人在格拉斯哥发现一个女孩，相貌特征符合对失踪少女的描述。Your paper contains too much description, and not enough discussion of the issues.
你的文章描述性内容太多，而对问题的讨论不够。exposition : 通常指对论点、假设、理论等的重点作详尽的阐述。It purports to be an exposition of Catholic social teaching.
它旨在详细阐述天主教的社会教义。interpretation : 多指对文字上较难的段落，或难于理解，令人迷惑的问题作出解释或说明。The dispute is based on two widely differing interpretations of the law.
争论是源于对法律的两种截然不同的解释。The rules are vague and open to interpretation.
规则很含糊，可作各种诠释。It is difficult for many people to accept a literal interpretation of the Bible.
很多人觉得难以接受对圣经的字面诠释。
