喜樂美語
  1. 1aB2/ɪkˈsplænətɔːri/ · /ɪkˈsplænətəri/說明的／解釋性的

    Written or made in order to help people understand something.

    示範例句 · Example

    There are explanatory notes at the end of each chapter.

    逐字在每一章的結尾有說明的註解。

    「explanatory」是形容詞，核心意思是「用來說明、幫助人看懂的」。核心畫面可以想成從 explain（把事情講清楚）長出來——不是自己在說話的人，而是「附在旁邊、幫你理解」的東西：explanatory notes（說明註解）、explanatory leaflet（說明傳單）、explanatory diagram（說明圖）。跟 explanation（名詞：一段解釋）分開：explanatory 形容「帶有說明功能的」文件、圖或註解。

    常見搭配

    • explanatory notes

      說明註解／註釋

      short notes that help you understand a text

      There are explanatory notes at the end of each chapter.

    • an explanatory leaflet / pamphlet

      說明傳單／說明小冊

      a short paper that explains rules, a plan, or how something works

      Pick up an explanatory leaflet at the park office.

    • an explanatory diagram / map

      說明圖／說明地圖

      a picture or map that makes something easier to understand

      The poster uses an explanatory diagram of the water cycle.

    • an explanatory note

      一則說明註解

      one short written comment that clarifies a hard point

      She added an explanatory note under the new word.

    • explanatory power

      解釋力

      how well an idea can explain why something happens

      A good science model has strong explanatory power.

core核心畫面

One way to see it: the part whose only job is to make the rest clear. The diagram has a caption, the form has a , the report has an opening paragraph — none of them add new content, they stand beside it and let you understand what is already there.

可以想成一段文字或圖示，唯一的任務就是讓其他部分變得好懂：圖旁邊的說明、表格附的小冊子、報告開頭那一段——它們都沒有增加新內容，只是站在旁邊，讓你看懂原本就在那裡的東西。

容易混在一起的字在訂閱裡。容易混在一起的字需要訂閱帳號。

同家族的字

比較級 more explanatory最高級 most explanatory

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

explanatoryadj/ɪkˈsplæn.ə.t(ə)ɹi/

  • 1

    Intended to serve as an explanation.

    • Below the diagram is an explanatory text.
  • 2

    Disposed to explain.

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