clarify

• vt. 澄清；阐明
• vi. 得到澄清；变得明晰；得到净化

来自clar-,清晰的，词源同clear.

1. make clear and (more) comprehensible;

"clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

2. make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating;

"clarify the butter"

"clarify beer"

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.

explain, interpret, illustrate, clarify, account

这些动词均有"说明"之意。

explain： 含义广，最普通用词，指把某事向原来不了解、不清楚的人解释明白、说清楚等。

interpret： 着重以特殊的知识、经验来解释难理解的事情。

illustrate： 多指用实例或插图、图表加以说明。

clarify： 指把已发生的事件。情况和现状说清楚。

account： 说明某事物如何符合自然法则或逻辑。

There is no clarification of how the money will be spent.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

When a noted leader on the art of management, Peter Drucker, coined the phrase "Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things," he was seeking to clarify the distinctions he associates with the terms.

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Its meaning was clarified when it was established in Australia.

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

The 1976 copy right act has not prevented these abuses fully, but it has clarified the legal rights of the injured parties and given them an avenue for remedy.

出自-2014年6月听力原文

She asked him to clarify what he meant.

她要他说清楚他是什么意思。

牛津词典

clarified butter

已净化的黄油

牛津词典

[不可数名词, 可数名词]I am seeking clarification of the regulations.

我正在努力弄清楚这些规则。

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I hope this clarifies my position .

我希望这能阐明我的立场。

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to clarify a situation/problem/issue

澄清情况 / 问题

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Thank you for writing and allowing me to clarify the present position...

谢谢你的来信，并允许我阐明目前的立场。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

A bank spokesman was unable to clarify the situation.

一位银行发言人未能把情况解释清楚。

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It is the maximum appropriate time to clarify you our thanks.

目前是向您表达感激之情最为恰当的时刻.

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Objective : To clarify the actuality and direction of vein transfusion used in our hospital.

目的: 了解某部队医院静脉输液的利用现状及趋势.

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Understandably percieved so based on the listing in the lastblog so let's clarify that also.

可以理解,从之前的日志中有人得出了这样的结论,我觉得需要再次澄清一下.

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Annotations can be added to any widget to clarify functionality.

为阐明功能可以在任何部件上增加标注.

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Objective: To clarify the role of Aire on the production of regulatory T cells on mice.

目的: 探讨自身免疫调节因子(Aire)基因是否影响调节性T细胞的产生.

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Negotiate with customer, and clarify the technical requirement confirm the technical agreement.

与客户沟通, 明确技术要求,达成技术协议.

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Hence it is important that you clarify what these important aspects about your life are first.

因此你应明确在你首要的生活中什么是重要的方面,这一点十分重要的.

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The teacher's explanation clarify the puzzling problem.

老师的说明澄清了困扰的问题.

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Refine and clarify your vision. Where are your actions taking your organization?

精练地阐明你的见解. 你的行为最终目的是 什么 ?

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Objective To clarify the clinicopathological significance of lymphatic vessel density ( LVD ) and distribution in pancreatic cancer.

目的研究胰腺导管腺癌组织淋巴管分布、密度及其与临床病理学表现的关系.

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I would like to clarify the movement in historical consciousness above means of the following image.

我想通过以下意象来澄清上文所指的历史意识中的运动.

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I am happy to clarify any points that are still unclear.

我愿意说明任何仍然不清楚的地方.

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Employees at the ministry's software department, reached by telephone, refused to clarify the government's position.

工信部软件司的工作人员接受电话采访时拒绝阐明政府的态度.

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Refine and clarify your vision.

精练地阐明你的见解.

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Can you clarify them for me?

你能帮我区分一下 吗 ?

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The levy of the Estate tax will clarify the land property.

物业税的出台将促使土地物权关系更加明晰.

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Clarify design, manufacturing, and quality requirements to the suppliers.

向供应商解释产品设计, 制造和质量要求.

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Sanyanghuaerti, refined antimony production sales. Antimony ores acquisitions, glass clarify agent production sales.

三氧化二锑 、 精锑的生产销售. 锑矿石的收购, 玻璃澄清剂的生产销售.

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Support and not to clarify the reason.

支持与反对,都要阐明原因.

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Discussing the principle and part circuit of instrument to clarify the feasibility of the system.

对测量仪的各部分原理及电路进行了论述,阐明系统的可行性.

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The latest surveys clarify that quite a few children HAs unpleasant associations with homework.

最近的检查呈现相当多的宝宝对家里成员功课没什么好感.

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Objective To further clarify the molecular mechanism of estrogen and progestin acting on central nervous system.

目的探讨雌、孕激素对中枢神经系统作用的分子机制.

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