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词汇 clarification
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Definition of clarification in English:

clarification

noun ˌklarɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)nˌklɛrəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • The action of making a statement or situation less confused and more comprehensible.

    please advise us if you require further clarification
    count noun the remaining changes are small clarifications
    Example sentencesExamples
    • On your June 27 issue, I would like to make a clarification.
    • Nurse practitioners expressed a need for clarification of the definition of reliable birth control.
    • Either way, we look forward to its anticipated clarification later today.
    • Clarification is being sought from the Western Health Board on the specific areas to be affected by the cuts.
    • Clarification was sought about laws governing skating in streets outside the mall.
    • I would like to add some clarification of my own.
    • I'd just like to add some things, you know, for clarification.
    • That last comment was from me, by way of clarification.
    • Sinn Féin hit back, with Martin McGuinness stating there was no need for clarification of the IRA statement.
    • Use this time to ask for clarification of difficult points or simply to fill in information you missed the first time.
    • There are issues on which I would like clarification from the Russian ambassador.
    • Cllr Pat McCarthy said he wanted clarification on whether or not the car park would contravene the development plan.
    • Some NGOs are preparing a legal intervention to seek such a clarification.
    • A few days later, Anne wrote to Eircom looking for clarification.
    • Counsel took him through selected passages in the notebooks, asking for further clarification.
    • From the floor, I ask for clarification on the numbers.
    • He had only sought clarification on a taxation matter, he said.
    • For further clarification, I do not regard a broad, community-wide marketing scheme to be an indirect solicitation.
    • I may be spoken to for clarification of any amounts.
    • Still, there are a variety of ways in which we might seek some clarification.
    Synonyms
    explanation, elucidation, illumination, simplification
    exposition, explication, exegesis

Derivatives

  • clarificatory

  • adjective ˌklarɪfɪˈkeɪt(ə)ri
    • He criticized the Commission's proposed clarificatory amendment to Article 2.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • To these the editor has added an abundance of useful clarificatory notes.
      • Important clarificatory work immediately followed.
      • But I have to admit that lots of people seem to have no difficulty in working out, in context, the intentions of the writer or speaker, so maybe my clarificatory work was just fussiness.
      • We are happy to discuss the principles in a clarificatory manner.

Definition of clarification in US English:

clarification

nounˌklerəfəˈkāSH(ə)nˌklɛrəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
  • The action of making a statement or situation less confused and more comprehensible.

    please advise us if you require further clarification
    count noun the remaining changes are small clarifications
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He had only sought clarification on a taxation matter, he said.
    • Clarification was sought about laws governing skating in streets outside the mall.
    • Cllr Pat McCarthy said he wanted clarification on whether or not the car park would contravene the development plan.
    • I may be spoken to for clarification of any amounts.
    • From the floor, I ask for clarification on the numbers.
    • For further clarification, I do not regard a broad, community-wide marketing scheme to be an indirect solicitation.
    • That last comment was from me, by way of clarification.
    • Counsel took him through selected passages in the notebooks, asking for further clarification.
    • Either way, we look forward to its anticipated clarification later today.
    • Use this time to ask for clarification of difficult points or simply to fill in information you missed the first time.
    • I would like to add some clarification of my own.
    • On your June 27 issue, I would like to make a clarification.
    • A few days later, Anne wrote to Eircom looking for clarification.
    • Clarification is being sought from the Western Health Board on the specific areas to be affected by the cuts.
    • Nurse practitioners expressed a need for clarification of the definition of reliable birth control.
    • I'd just like to add some things, you know, for clarification.
    • There are issues on which I would like clarification from the Russian ambassador.
    • Still, there are a variety of ways in which we might seek some clarification.
    • Sinn Féin hit back, with Martin McGuinness stating there was no need for clarification of the IRA statement.
    • Some NGOs are preparing a legal intervention to seek such a clarification.
    Synonyms
    explanation, elucidation, illumination, simplification
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