Word familynouninterpretationinterpreterinterpretabilityinterpretershipinterpretressadjectiveinterpretativeinterpretiveinterpretableinterpretationalverbinterpretinterpretateadverbinterpretatively
1MEANINGthe way in which someone explains or understands an event, information, someone’s actions etc 解释,说明;理解
One possible interpretation is that they want you to resign.
一种可能的解释是,他们想要你辞职。
It’s difficult to put an accurate interpretation on (=explain) the survey results.
对调查结果难以作出确切的解释。
What exactly the author meant by that statement is open to interpretation (=able to be understood or explained in different ways).
作者这句话的确切含义可有各种理解。
2APSHOW A FEELING OR ATTITUDEthe way in which someone performs a play, a piece of music etc and shows what they think and feel about it 〔对戏剧、音乐作品等的〕表演,演绎;处理方式
Laurence Olivier’s brilliant interpretation of Henry V
open to interpretation• Thus judgements are made on subjective grounds concerning the performance of the individual and this will be open to interpretation.• As a result, what we see is consistently open to interpretation, often with profound and tragicconsequences.• The function of certainartefacts is less open to interpretation.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + INTERPRETATION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤correct, right, true, valid正確的解釋;真實的詮釋;合理的解釋▸➤erroneous, false, wrong謬誤的解釋;錯誤的理解▸➤plausible, possible, reasonable看似有理的解釋;可能的解釋;合理的闡釋➤straightforward直白的解釋◇The film lends itself to a fairly straightforward interpretation.該影片適合採用比較直白的表演方式。➤simplistic簡單化的解釋▸➤literal, narrow, strict按字面的理解;狹義的理解;嚴格的解釋▸➤broad, free, generous, liberal, loose, wide廣義的理解;任意的解釋;寬泛的解釋➤subjective主觀的理解◇The meaning of the incident is open to subjective interpretation.這一事件的意義可能見仁見智。➤alternative, competing, conflicting, different, diverse, multiple另一種解釋;相互對立的解釋;矛盾的詮釋;不同的理解;多種解釋▸➤artistic藝術的詮釋➤historical, textual, theological歷史角度的/基於文本的/神學的解釋◇feminist historical interpretations of marriage customs女性主義關於婚俗的歷史解讀➤Biblical, scriptural (especially NAmE) 《聖經》解釋◇His writings reflect his conservative views on Biblical interpretation.他的作品反映了他對《聖經》解讀所持的保守觀點。➤constitutional, judicial, statutory憲法/司法/法規解釋◇In any system of law, there is an inevitable element of judicial interpretation.在任何法律體系中都不可避免地存在着司法解釋。VERB + INTERPRETATION➤give sth, make, offer對⋯予以詮釋;作出解釋;提出解釋◇In practice, this law is often given a wide interpretation by the police.在實際操作中,警察對這條法律的理解常常很寬泛。◇Scientists made an interpretation based on the data available.科學家根據掌握的數據作出了解釋。➤be open to容有不同解釋◇The wording of this section of the contract is open to interpretation.合同中這一部份的措辭可以有不同的解釋。➤favour/favor, support贊同/支持解釋◇Most modern historians support this interpretation.多數現代歷史學家支持這種解釋。➤challenge, refute, reject質疑解釋;駁斥解釋;不接受解釋◇She challenges many orthodox interpretations of religious texts.她質疑宗教文本的許多正統解釋。➤defy, preclude, resist難以理解;不能作出解釋;拒絕接受解釋◇His work defies simplistic interpretation.他的作品不能進行簡單化的解釋。PHRASES➤put an interpretation on sth對⋯加以解釋◇It is possible to put an entirely different interpretation on her comments.對她的那些評論作出完全不同的解釋是可能的。