► 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:
- 不明瞭な説明 ⇨ An unclear explanation
- 彼女は夫に説明を求めて詰め寄った ⇨ She stood close to her husband demanding an explanation
- 説明書にはこのボタンを押せとある ⇨ The manual says to push this button
- この製品の取扱説明書はすごく不親切だ ⇨ The user manual of this product is very unfriendly to users, very hard to understand, not helpful at all
- 図を使って説明したほうが分かりやすい ⇨ It is easier to understand if you explain with drawings, pictures, illustrations
- 説明を求められて彼は口籠った ⇨ He just mumbled when asked for an explanation
- 私は説明書を熟読した ⇨ I read the instruction manual thoroughly
- 要点を掻い摘んで説明します ⇨ I will pick and explain the important points
- 説明会では質疑の場を設けます ⇨ We will have an opportunity to ask questions during the presentation
- 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
- 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
- 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
- どうにも説明しようが無い ⇨ There is no way to explain it by any means. It just can’t be explained
- 後で詳しく説明します ⇨ I will explain to you in details later
- 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