transcription, транскрипция: [ ekspləneɪʃ(ə)n ]
( explanations)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you give an explanation of something that has happened, you give people reasons for it, especially in an attempt to justify it.
She told the court she would give a full explanation of the prosecution’s decision on Monday...
‘It’s my ulcer,’ he added by way of explanation.
N-COUNT : also of/in N
2.
If you say there is an explanation for something, you mean that there is a reason for it.
The deputy airport manager said there was no apparent explanation for the crash...
It’s the only explanation I can think of.
= reason
N-COUNT : oft N for n
3.
If you give an explanation of something, you give details about it or describe it so that it can be understood.
Haig was immediately impressed by Charteris’s expertise and by his lucid explanation of the work.
N-COUNT : oft N of n