clarify

英 ['kl?r?fa?] 美['kl?r?fa?]

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第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?clarifies;過(guò)去式:?clarified;過(guò)去分詞:?clarified;現(xiàn)在分詞:?clarifying;名詞:?clarification;

1. clear => clar- "clear" + -ify.

clarify 澄清

來(lái)自clar-,清晰的，詞源同clear.

clarify (v.): early 14c., "make illustrious, make known," from Old French clarifiier "clarify, make clear, explain" (12c.), from Late Latin clarificare "to make clear," also "to glorify," from Latin clarificus "brilliant," from clarus "clear, distinct" (see clear (adj.)) + root of facere "to make, do" (see factitious).

Meaning "make clear, purify" is from early 15c. in English; intransitive sense of "grow or become clear" is from 1590s. Figurative sense of "to free from obscurity" is from 1823. Related: Clarified; clarifying.

1. The aim of this initial meeting is to clarify the issues.: 本次初步會(huì)議的目標(biāo)是澄清這些問(wèn)題。

2. The Foreign Secretary's remarks clarify an ambiguous statement issued earlier this week.: 外交大臣的話對(duì)本周較早時(shí)候發(fā)表的一份模棱兩可的聲明作出了澄清。

3. I am happy to clarify any points that are still unclear.: 我愿意說(shuō)明任何仍然不清楚的地方.

4. The CEQ has attempted to clarify both the timing and scope issues.: 環(huán)境質(zhì)量委員會(huì)曾試圖理清時(shí)機(jī)和范圍問(wèn)題.

5. A bank spokesman was unable to clarify the situation.: 一位銀行發(fā)言人未能把情況解釋清楚。