clarify
/ˈklærɪfaɪ/verb
(-ies, -ied)with obj.
1
- make (a statement or situation) less confused and more clearly comprehensible澄清, 阐明, 讲清（陈述, 情况, 形势）：
the report managed to clarify the government's position.
报告努力阐明了政府的立场。
2
- often as adj. clarified melt (butter) in order to separate out the impurities烧熔（黄油）以清除杂质。
派生词
clarification
nounclarificatory
adjectiveclarifier
noun词源
Middle English （in the senses 'set forth clearly'and 'make pure and clean'）： from Old French clarifier, from late Latin clarificare, from Latin clarus 'clear'.