elucidate

elucidate — 動詞

1. to make a difficult or confusing topic easier to understand by giving a detailed

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

闡明

透過詳細說明讓事物更容易理解

to make a difficult or confusing topic easier to understand by giving a detailed explanation

例句

During her first lecture, Professor Harper elucidated a key argument in the research paper.

Harper 教授在第一堂課中闡明了那篇研究論文的一個關鍵論點。

elucidate + noun phrase in academic context

The internal report elucidated the reasons behind the company's sudden drop in sales.

這份內部報告釐清了該公司銷售額突然下滑背後的原因。

elucidate + noun phrase (reasons/causes)

同義詞
  • explain

    Everyday term for any level of detail; far more common than elucidate

  • clarify

    Focuses on removing confusion from something already partly understood

  • expound

    Implies a lengthy, systematic explanation, often spoken or written at length

  • illuminate

    More figurative; suggests providing insight into something previously obscure

反義詞
  • obscure

    To make something unclear or harder to understand

  • confuse

    To mix up details so that the meaning becomes harder to follow

文法句型

elucidate + noun phrase

elucidate + wh-clause

help + elucidate + noun phrase

用法筆記

Formal register — used primarily in academic, technical, or professional writing. Typically transitive (elucidate something). The intransitive pattern 'elucidate on' is sometimes encountered but considered non-standard by most usage guides.