The geologist offered a detailed explanation for the unusual rock formations, citing centuries of glacial erosion.
地质学家对不寻常的岩石构造提供了详细解释，将其归因于数世纪的冰川侵蚀。
The report's introduction lists three competing explanations for declining bee populations before stating that the remainder of the document will evaluate the evidence for and against each one in turn.
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An article about renewable energy storage opens with a technical explanation of how lithium-ion batteries degrade over repeated charging cycles, then spends its remaining sections describing three emerging alternative battery technologies designed to avoid this specific problem.
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The report's introduction lists three possible explanations for a decline in local fish populations before stating that each subsequent section will examine the evidence for one explanation in turn.
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Which choice best defines “explanation”?
B — Reason or justification. “explanation” means reason or justification.
Which word means “reason or justification”?
D — explanation. “explanation” means reason or justification.
explanation — reason or justification. In Chinese: 解释，说明.
explanation is pronounced /ˌekspləˈneɪʃn/.
The geologist offered a detailed explanation for the unusual rock formations, citing centuries of glacial erosion. (地质学家对不寻常的岩石构造提供了详细解释，将其归因于数世纪的冰川侵蚀。)
account, rationale, justification — all close in meaning to explanation (reason or justification).
mystery, confusion — each the opposite of explanation (reason or justification).
Yes. explanation is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
explain(interpreted)+tion.