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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ex·plan·a·to·ry /ɪkˈsplænətəri $ -tɔːri/ ●○○ adjective  INSTRUCTIONSgiving information about something or describing how something works, in order to make it easier to understand 解释的,说明的 There are explanatory notes at the end of each chapter. 每一章末尾都有注释。 self-explanatory
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explanatoryMarxism's main flaw is its insistence on economics and the economic category of class as the one fundamental explanatory factor.As an example of the kinds of subtle relationships that exist among different explanatory factors, the Appendix reconsiders the 1976 data.These lessons were contained in revisions to the constitution and in the explanatory legislation that codified its clauses.The information desk has maps and explanatory pamphlets.The explanatory power of concepts can he enhanced if they are applied in contexts with which the comparativist is most familiar.The distinction between descriptive research and explanatory research is often very blurred.A detailed case study approach is also called for by the nature of the explanatory variables that will be proposed.explanatory notesThis should be annotated with explanatory notes for clarification.
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explanatory
explanatory /ɪkˈsplænətəri $ -tɔːri/ adjective
 Word Family: adjective: unexplained, explanatory, explicableinexplicable; noun: explaining, explanation; verb: explain; adverb: inexplicably
giving information about something or describing how something works, in order to make it easier to understand:
    There are explanatory notes at the end of each chapter.
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ex·plana·toryBrE /ɪkˈsplænətri/ 🔊NAmE /ɪkˈsplænətɔːri/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] giving the reasons for sth; intended to describe how sth works or to make sth easier to understand 解释的;说明的;阐述的There are explanatory notes at the back of the book. 书后有注解。🔊🔊   see also self-explanatory