n. 解释;说明;辩解;(消除误会后)和解;
💡 explan=explain解释+ation名词后缀,表行为 → 说明,解释
"Her explanation certainly sounded believable."
她的解释听起来的确可信。
近义:illustration, interpretation, motive, point, reason, remarks
反义:incoherence, irresolution, mystification, perplexity, bafflement, puzzlement
v. 假设,假定,猜测;
"We hypothesize that estrogen prevents cardiomyocyte apoptosis and the deelopment of CHF."
我们假设雌激素能够防止心肌细胞凋亡和CHF的进展.
近义:hypothesise, hypothecate, conjecture, guess, presume