说明
... explicit a.1.讲述的,明确的,明晰的 2.直言的,毫不隐瞒的,露骨的 explicate v.说明,详细解说 perplex vt.使困惑,使费解,使复杂化 ...
解释
... explicate 解释,说明 decoy 诱饵,圈套,诱骗 prophetic 预言的,有预见的 ...
The idea and practice of explication is rooted in the verb to explicate, which concerns the process of "unfolding" and of "making clear" the meaning of things, so as to make the implicit explicit. The expression "explication" is used in both analytic philosophy and literary theory.