► 動詞
説明 [せつめい] [説明する] meaning: explain rank: 1
☆ どういうことか説明しろよ ⇨ You explain what the hell is going on
► 名詞
説明 [せつめい] meaning: explain rank: 1
☆ 説明を聞いたがよく分からなかった ⇨ I listened to the explanation but I didn’t really understand
More examples:
- 彼は細部まで丁寧に説明してくれた ⇨ He explained to me all the details without cutting corners
- 説明を聞いても未だ良く分からない部分がある ⇨ There are some parts I still don’t understand even after listening to explanations
- 説明を求めると彼はしどろもどろになった ⇨ When I asked for an explanation he wasn’t able to answer articulately
- 詳しい説明は後でします ⇨ I will give you the detailed explanation later
- 何回説明されても殆ど分からない ⇨ I hardly understand no matter how many times they explain it to me
- 口で説明するだけじゃなくて見本を示した方がいいんじゃ？ ⇨ Isn’t it better to demonstrate rather than just explain with words?
- 説明を聞いて余計分からなくなった ⇨ I listened to the explanation and got confused even more
- どういうことか説明してもらえますか？ ⇨ Could you explain what this is about, how things are?
- 要点を掻い摘んで説明します ⇨ I will pick and explain the important points
- その説明はちょっと苦しい ⇨ That explanation is a little too contrived, not very convincing
- 簡潔な説明 ⇨ A concise explanation
- 私は説明書を熟読した ⇨ I read the instruction manual thoroughly
- その説明は筋道が通っていない ⇨ That explanation has logical flaws
- 彼の説明にはどうも釈然としない ⇨ His explanation has failed to convince me
- 専門家も説明に苦しんでいる ⇨ Even the experts are struggling to explain