explicate
/ˈeksplɪkeɪt/verb
with obj.
1- analyse and develop (an idea or principle) in detail详释, 阐述（观点, 原则）：
attempting to explicate the relationship between crime and economic forces.
试图阐述犯罪与经济因素之间的关系。
1.1
- analyse (a literary work) in order to reveal its meaning解释, 分析（文学作品）。
派生词
explication
nounexplicative
/ekˈsplɪkətɪv/ adjectiveexplicator
nounexplicatory
/ɪkˈsplɪkətərɪ/ adjective词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin explicat- 'unfolded', from the verb explicare, from ex- 'out'+plicare 'to fold'.