expository

Definitions

The -ory adjective tied to exposition: writing or speech meant to set ideas out and explain them. Expository essays explain rather than argue or narrate.

Common Collocations

• 1.expository essay说明文
• 2.expository writing说明性写作
• 3.expository text说明文本

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The textbook is written in a clear expository style.

• 2.

  Students learn to write expository essays in school.