Word of the Day: March 13, 2022
elucidate
说明；解释；阐明；阐释
verb ih-LOO-suh-dayt [ɪˈlusɪˌdeɪt]
What It Means
Elucidate means "to make something that is hard to understand clear or easy to understand."
Elucidate 意思是“使难以理解得事儿变得清晰或容易理解”。
ELUCATE in Context
"He hopes to develop future experiments to elucidate how exercise influences metabolisms…." — Gretchen Reynolds, The New York Times, 21 Dec. 2021
他希望今后研发实验来说明运动如何影响新陈代谢……
The author elucidates complex ideas to a general audience.
面向普通读者阐明了复杂得想法。
Did You Know?
Elucidate comes from the Latin term lucidus, which means "lucid." Lucidus, in turn, comes from the verb lucēre, meaning "to shine." So elucidating can be thought of as the figurative equivalent of shining a light on something to make it easier to see.
Elucidate 来自拉丁语 lucidus，意思是“lucid【表达清楚得】”。反之Lucidus 来自动词 lucēre，意思是“to shine【发光；照耀】”。 因此，elucidating 被用作比喻照亮某物使其更容易看到。
Quiz
Fill in the blanks to complete a verb meaning "to give details about something": e _ p _ _ _ d.
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