elucidation

/ɪˌluːsɪˈdeɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪˌluːsɪˈdeɪʃn/ (ame, ipa)

elucidation — noun

1. a formal effort to make a difficult idea, text, or situation easier to understan

1.名詞C1
釋義

a formal effort to make a difficult idea, text, or situation easier to understand by talking or writing about it in detail

例句

Professor Adina offered a careful elucidation of the poem's final stanza to her students.

elucidation of [text] — typical academic context

The committee asked Faisal for further elucidation of the new tax rules before voting.

ask for + elucidation — collocation

同義詞
  • clarification

    closer in register; clarification answers a specific confusion, elucidation gives a fuller, structured explanation

  • explanation

    the neutral everyday word; elucidation is the formal, academic variant

  • exposition

    a long systematic presentation of a subject; broader in scope than elucidation

反義詞

文法句型

elucidation of [topic]

for further elucidation

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable and almost always followed by 'of' plus the thing being explained. Common in academic, legal, and technical writing; rare in casual speech, where 'explanation' is used instead.

常見錯誤

❌Can you give me an elucidation about the rules?
✅Can you give me an explanation of the rules?
💡'elucidation' is too formal for casual requests; use 'explanation' in everyday speech.
❌She wrote two elucidations on the topic.
✅She wrote two explanations of the topic.
💡'elucidation' is typically uncountable; avoid the plural form in most contexts.