0 the details or reasons that someone gives to make something clear or easy to understand -- 解释；说明；给出的原因
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？
[ + that ] 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。
It's really annoying when a train is late and there's no explanation.
I've been waiting here for almost an hour - I think you owe me an explanation.
The entry for each idiom includes a useful, clear explanation about how it is used.
This can best be done in clearly situated case studies, which yield qualitative findings that can then be examined for possible explanations and further enquiry.
One cannot dismiss a purely historical explanation, however.
It is not clear how dynamical systems serve as a psychological explanation as opposed to a complex description of behavior.
