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explicable

UK/'eksplikәbl/US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Able to be explained or accounted for

可解释的,可说明的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
ex-out of, former
+
plicfold, bend, layer
+
-ablecapable of, worthy of
=explicable

ex- (out) + plic (fold) + -able (able to be) = "able to be unfolded" — i.e. explainable. The base form behind the far more common inexplicable. See explicate.

Root plic still carries 55 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.easily explicable容易解释的
  • 2.entirely explicable完全可以解释的
  • 3.scientifically explicable科学可解释的

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The strange noise turned out to be perfectly explicable.

  • 2.

    His reaction is explicable given the pressure he was under.

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