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  • [ɪnˌtɜːrprɪˈteɪʃən]
  • Derivatives : adj  interpretational
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

interpretation [ɪntəːprɪ'teɪʃən]
  1. 1. noun [c/u] (explanation,understanding) 解释
  2. 2. noun [Theater] [ 音] 艺术表现

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

interpretation [ɪnˌtɜːrprɪˈteɪʃən]
  1. 1. n.[c/u] 理解分析
    Owen came up with an interesting interpretation of the incident.
    欧文对这起意外作了一个有意思分析
  2. 2. n.[c] 艺术处理艺术表达
  3. 3. n.[c/u] 解释说明
    His interpretation is discussed in a short interval documentary.
    他的解释一个简短记录片进行讨论
    The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.
    报告包括他对法庭证据诠释
  4. 4. n.[c] 解读诠释
    The problem lies with the interpretation of the regulations governing the safety of toys.
    问题出现在对这些玩具安全性管理条例解释上。
    Yet the police reports suggest a different interpretation of the evidence.
    但是警察局报告对该证据作出了不同解读
    The edict was subject to many interpretations.
    那项法令可以有很多种诠释

Collins English-English Dictionary

interpretation [ɪn"t3ːprɪ'teɪʃən]
  1. 1. n the act or process of interpreting or explaining; elucidation
  2. 2. n the result of interpreting; an explanation
  3. 3. n a particular view of an artistic work, esp as expressed by stylistic individuality in its performance
  4. 4. n explanation, as of the environment, a historical site, etc, provided by the use of original objects, personal experience, visual display material, etc
  5. 5. n [logic] an allocation of significance to the terms of a purely formal system, by specifying ranges for the variables, denotations for the individual constants, etc; a function from the formal language to such elements of a possible world

Examples

a liberal interpretation of the Bible
对圣经所作的较为灵活的解释
Sophie's interpretation of the painting came from a post modern point of view.
苏菲对这幅画的理解源自后现代的观点。
I love the singer's new interpretation of this song.
我喜欢这歌手对这首歌的新诠释方法。
It would be impossible to have every single interpretation of accents, intonation and pauses coded into a program.
把重音、语调和停顿的每种解释编入程序是不可能的。
The book provides a contemporary interpretation of Christian thought.
这本书给予了基督教思想一种当代的诠释。
Historical research is, of course, a continuous process of re-interpretation of the past.
当然,历史研究是一个对过去不断重新解释说明的过程。

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