"explanation" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

explanation sustantivo

sustantivo + explanation

Kolokacji: 7

explanation of one's behavior • explanation of Commonwealth • explanation of Allied unit • explanation of one's methodology • ...

explanation + verbo

Kolokacji: 40

explanation comes • explanation makes • explanation includes • explanation lies • explanation seems • ...

verbo + explanation

Kolokacji: 43

require explanation • accept one's explanation • hear one's explanation • demand an explanation • offer an explanation • ...

adjetivo + explanation

Kolokacji: 198

possible explanation • simple explanation • only explanation • full explanation • detailed explanation • alternative explanation • ...

colocaciones frecuentes

Kolokacji: 31

collocations grouped by meanings

Grup znaczeniowych: 50

(1) possible, likely, probable, potential, feasible, ...

Kolokacji: 11

(2) simple, easy, complicated, simplistic, complex, ...

Kolokacji: 6

(3) only, single, sole

Kolokacji: 3

(4) full, good, complete, partial, comprehensive, ...

Kolokacji: 9

(5) detailed, elaborate, thorough, careful

Kolokacji: 4

(6) alternative, alternate, rival

Kolokacji: 3

(7) far, long, lengthy

Kolokacji: 3

(8) plausible, credible, glib, unlikely, cynical, ...

Kolokacji: 7

(9) logical, rational, reasonable, official, coherent, ...

Kolokacji: 13

(10) scientific, technical, political

Kolokacji: 3

(11) different, similar, contradictory

Kolokacji: 3

(12) clear, innocent, explicit, definite

Kolokacji: 4

(13) brief, concise, succinct, long-winded

Kolokacji: 4

(14) best, better

Kolokacji: 2

(15) satisfactory, acceptable, satisfying, unsatisfactory

Kolokacji: 4

(16) obvious, apparent

Kolokacji: 2

(17) common, public, popular, usual

Kolokacji: 4

(18) natural, evolutionary, biological, structural, Darwinian, ...

Kolokacji: 6

(19) adequate, sufficient, short, inadequate, insufficient

Kolokacji: 5

(20) real, historical, true, naturalistic, honest, ...

Kolokacji: 7

(21) psychological, physical, physiological

Kolokacji: 3

(22) theoretical, hypothetical

Kolokacji: 2

(23) convincing, compelling, cogent, persuasive

Kolokacji: 4

(24) immediate, quick, ingenious

Kolokacji: 3

(25) new, initial, early, etymological, original

Kolokacji: 5

(26) ready, facile, eloquent, narrative

Kolokacji: 4

(27) supernatural, fanciful, metaphysical, bizarre

Kolokacji: 4

(28) medical, Freudian, neurological

Kolokacji: 3

(29) conventional, traditional, standard, definitive, authoritative

Kolokacji: 5

(30) correct, proper, specific, precise, accurate

Kolokacji: 5

(31) additional, reductive

Kolokacji: 2

(32) causal, genetic, theological

Kolokacji: 3

(33) straightforward, candid, direct, rambling

Kolokacji: 4

(34) mundane, economic, materialistic

Kolokacji: 3

(35) little, in-depth, favored, humorous

Kolokacji: 4

(36) prosaic, interesting, intriguing

Kolokacji: 3

(37) basic, sinister, fundamental

Kolokacji: 3

(38) mechanical, mechanistic

Kolokacji: 2

(39) vague, deep, cryptic, mystical

Kolokacji: 4

(40) suitable, convenient, awkward

Kolokacji: 3

1. suitable explanation = odpowiednie wyjaśnienie suitable explanation

2. convenient explanation = wygodne wyjaśnienie convenient explanation

But there is not single convenient explanation which covers all the cases.
He's got a convenient explanation for the bruises and the scratch on his face.
He's got a convenient explanation for why he was at the bar drinking.
He's got a convenient explanation for why he was in the woods.
He said "cult" rumors spread because they were a convenient explanation about his isolation.
All the convenient explanations and coincidences were making Richard more than just a little suspicious.
Transportation problems associated with the cold spell gave many people a convenient explanation for being late to work and early to leave.
But the world will find a more convenient explanation.
However this convenient explanation of his style bore no relation to what we did know about O's past life with other men.
It is possible, but I think that would be too convenient an explanation.

3. awkward explanation = niezgrabne wyjaśnienie awkward explanation

(41) mathematical, verbal

Kolokacji: 2

(42) sociological, anthropological

Kolokacji: 2

(43) above, previous, textual, on-screen

Kolokacji: 4

(44) benign, charitable, parsimonious

Kolokacji: 3

(45) ultimate, final, conclusive

Kolokacji: 3

(46) cultural, excellent

Kolokacji: 2

(47) main, primary

Kolokacji: 2

(48) philosophical, impassioned, tentative, deterministic

Kolokacji: 4

(49) lame, feeble

Kolokacji: 2

(50) mythological, allegorical

Kolokacji: 2

preposición + explanation

Kolokacji: 16

without explanation • of explanation • in explanation • on explanations • for an explanation • ...

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