Explicit



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• adj.清楚明确的
• ［英］ adj.清楚明确的 ( distinctly expressed; definite)
• ［类］ 反义词: inchoate ( 未形成的) ; tacit ( 含蓄的) ; immanent ( 内在的) ; obscure ( ? ?
• ［例］ to give explicit directions

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: French or Medieval Latin; French explicite, from Medieval Latin explicitus, from Latin, past participle of explicare
• Date: 1607
• 1.
  • a. fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity ; leaving no question as to meaning or intent <explicit instructions>
  • b. open in the depiction of nudity or sexuality <explicit books and films>
• 2. fully developed or formulated <an explicit plan><an explicit notion of our objective>
• 3. unambiguous in expression <was very explicit on how we are to behave>
• 4. of a mathematical function defined by an expression containing only independent variables — compare implicit 1c
• ? explicitly adverb
• ? explicitness noun
• Synonyms:
  • explicit, definite, express, specific mean perfectly clear in meaning. explicit implies such verbal plainness and distinctness that there is no need for inference and no room for difficulty in understanding <explicit instructions>. definite stresses precise, clear statement or arrangement that leaves no doubt or indecision<the law is definite in such cases>. express implies both explicitness and direct and positive utterance<her express wishes>. specific applies to what is precisely and fully treated in detail or particular<two specific criticisms>.

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