名词

1. 解释;说明
If you give an explanation of something that has happened, you give people reasons for it, especially in an attempt to justify it.

2. 理由；原因
If you say there is an explanation for something, you mean that there is a reason for it.

3. 阐述;详细的说明
If you give an explanation of something, you give details about it or describe it so that it can be understood.

1. thought that makes something comprehensible

2. a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

e.g. the explanation was very simple
I expected a brief account

Synonym: account

3. the act of explaining
making something plain or intelligible

e.g. I heard his explanation of the accident