1. V-T To explicate something means to explain it and make it clear. 解釋; 說(shuō)明[正式]

We shall have to explicate its basic assumptions before we can assess its implications. 在我們能評(píng)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. 陪審團(tuán)聽取他對(duì)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(píng)對(duì)"地區(qū)"這一詞的意思缺乏清楚解釋。