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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2094 COCA: 2755

interpret

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
interpret /ɪnˈtɚprət/ verb
interprets; interpreted; interpreting
interpret
/ɪnˈtɚprət/
verb
interprets; interpreted; interpreting
Learner's definition of INTERPRET
[+ object] : to explain the meaning of (something)解释;阐释;说明
[+ object] : to understand (something) in a specified way把…理解为
often + as
[+ object] : to perform (something, such as a song or a role) in a way that shows your own thoughts and feelings about it演绎;阐释
[no object] : to translate the words that someone is speaking into a different language : to repeat what someone says in a different language than the language originally used口译
compare translate

— interpretable

/ɪnˈtɚprətəbəl/ adjective [more interpretable; most interpretable]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2094 COCA: 2755

interpret

verb

in·​ter·​pret in-ˈtər-prət How to pronounce interpret (audio)
-pət
interpreted; interpreting; interprets

transitive verb

1
: to explain or tell the meaning of : present in understandable terms
interpret dreams
needed help interpreting the results
2
: to conceive in the light of individual belief, judgment, or circumstance : construe
interpret a contract
3
: to represent by means of art : bring to realization by performance or direction
interprets a role

intransitive verb

: to act as an interpreter between speakers of different languages
interpretability noun
interpretable adjective
Choose the Right Synonym for interpret

explain, expound, explicate, elucidate, interpret mean to make something clear or understandable.

explain implies a making plain or intelligible what is not immediately obvious or entirely known.

explain the rules

expound implies a careful often elaborate explanation.

expounding a scientific theory

explicate adds the idea of a developed or detailed analysis.

explicate a poem

elucidate stresses the throwing of light upon as by offering details or motives previously unclear or only implicit.

elucidate an obscure passage

interpret adds to explain the need for imagination or sympathy or special knowledge in dealing with something.

interpreting a work of art

Example Sentences

We need someone to interpret these results for us. How should we interpret the law? I interpreted his behavior to mean that he disliked me. Every actor interprets the role of Hamlet a little differently.
Recent Examples on the Web Avital Ungar is trying to interpret the conflicting signals in real time. New York Times, 28 July 2022 The court’s jurisdiction — its power or right to interpret a law — is laid out in Article 3 Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution. Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 20 June 2022 Conservative Supreme Court justices, most notably Justice Neil Gorsuch and Chief Justice John Roberts, have described it as incompatible with the judiciary’s duty to interpret the law. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 20 June 2022 Uber, Lyft, and Amazon.com all filed briefs backing Southwest, urging the court not to interpret the law’s exception as covering their workers. Greg Stohr, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2022 Biden’s activist agency officials, however, can’t resist the temptation to creatively interpret the law’s terms in order to advance their Build Back Better agenda. Tony Woodlief, National Review, 4 Mar. 2022 Chevron deference is about persuading the courts that an agency’s expertise leaves it best positioned to interpret the law. Benjamin Willis, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021 The 23-page opinion leaned heavily on originalism, the conservative legal theory that judges should interpret the Constitution based on the way it was understood when it was written. Derek Hawkins, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022 Other hospitals have created special groups of doctors and lawyers to help interpret new laws and decide when a pregnancy can be legally terminated. New York Times, 23 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French interpreter, from Latin interpretari, from interpret-, interpres agent, negotiator, interpreter

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2094 COCA: 2755
interpret

verb

ADVERB | VERB + INTERPRET | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBaccurately, correctly, properly, rightly準確解釋;正確解釋;恰當解釋erroneously, incorrectly, mistakenly, wrongly錯誤地解釋differently作出不同的解釋Different people might interpret events differently.不同的人可能對事件有不同的理解。clearly清楚地說明broadly, liberally廣義地/寬泛地解釋The term 'business' is here interpreted broadly to include all types of organization in the public and private sectors.business 一詞在此泛指公營和私營的各類組織。The strictness of the rules, even when liberally interpreted, has the effect of restricting innovation.這些規則如此嚴苛,即使從寬泛的角度加以理解,也會抑制創新。narrowly, restrictively, strictly狹義地解釋;限制性地闡釋;嚴格地闡釋literally按字面意義闡釋faithfully (especially NAmE) 忠實地解釋judges who will faithfully interpret the Constitution將會忠實解釋憲法的法官easily, readily容易解釋;易於詮釋These figures cannot be easily interpreted.這些數字解釋起來並不容易。cautiously謹慎地解釋These results must be interpreted cautiously.這些結果必須謹慎地加以詮釋。VERB + INTERPRETbe difficult to, be hard to難以解釋be able to, be unable to能夠/不能解釋attempt to, seek to, try to試圖解釋We all seek to interpret what we hear and what we read.對所聽到的和讀到的東西我們都會試圖作出解釋。PREPOSITIONas解釋為Her message was interpreted as a warning to the general.她的話被理解為對將軍的警告。PHRASESbe interpreted to mean sth被理解為意味着⋯The title could be interpreted to mean 'human intelligence'.題目的意思可以理解為“人的智慧”。be variously interpreted (as sth)各有不同地詮釋(為⋯)The figure of the Ancient Mariner has been variously interpreted (= interpreted in various ways).對於《古舟子詠》中描繪的這一形象,一直有着各種各樣的理解。be widely interpreted as sth被廣泛地理解為⋯Her resignation has been widely interpreted as an admission of her guilt.她的辭職已被廣泛地理解為她承認罪責。

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