| explanation | n 1. act, process of explaining, penerangan, penjelasan: your ~ is not necessary, penerangan kamu tdk diperlukan; she gave no ~ for her strange behaviour, dia tdk memberikan sebarang penjelasan ttg perangainya yg ganjil itu; by way of ~, sbg penjelasan; in ~ of st, utk /menerangkan, menjelaskan/ sst: he said, in ~ of his behaviour, that he had been working under tremendous stress, dia berkata, utk menjelaskan tingkah lakunya, bahawa dia telah bekerja dlm keadaan amat tertekan; 2. statement, fact etc that explains, keterangan:we found his ~ not very convincing, kami mendapati keterangan tdk begitu meyakinkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| elucidation | n penjelasan, penerangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| detailed | adj terperinci: a ~ explanation, penerangan yg terperinci. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| exposition | n (fml) 1. explanation of a specified subject, /penerangan, penjelasan/ (yg) terperinci: he gave a brilliant ~ of his theory, dia memberikan penjelasan terperinci yg cemerlang ttg teorinya; 2. large exhibition, eksposisi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| truthful | 2. true, sebenar: the article gives a ~ account of the raid, makalah itu memberikan penerangan sebenar ttg serangan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mud | clear as ~, kabur, tdk jelas: I’m afraid the explanation is as clear as ~, saya rasa penerangan itu tdk jelas langsung; drag so’s name in the ~, /mencemarkan, membusukkan/ nama sso: It’s one thing to criticize somebody but quite an | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| scrappy | adj incomplete, not well organized, tdk sempurna: they were given very ~ information on the subject, mereka diberi penerangan yg tdk sempurna ttg perkara itu; the ~ plot of the novel, plot novel yg tdk sempurna. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wise | /any the, none the, no/ ~r, tdk tahu juga: the explanation left me none the ~r, penerangan itu membuat saya tdk tahu juga; I was told about it, but I’m no ~r, saya telah diberitahu ttg itu, tetapi saya tdk tahu juga; be ~ after the event, (memang mudah berkata sst) selepas perkara itu terjadi: it’s all very well for you to say I should have refused, but you’re just being ~ after the event, memang mudah bagi kamu mengatakan bahawa saya patut menolak selepas perkara itu terjadi; get ~ to, (US), (colloq), /sedar, tahu/ ttg, dapat mengesan: he soon got ~ to their tricks, and learned how to combat them, dia sedar ttg muslihat mereka, lalu mencari jalan utk mengatasinya; put so. ~ (to st), /menasihati, memberitahu/ sso (ttg sst): his father put him ~ to the dangers of gambling, bapanya memberitahu dia ttg bahaya berjudi; the police had to put him ~ to what was happening in his own household, polis telah memberitahu dia ttg apa yg berlaku pd isi rumahnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inquiry | n 1. more commonly enquiry, question, pertanyaan: the information desk deals with hundreds of inquiries everyday, meja penerangan itu melayani beratus pertanyaan setiap hari; in answer to your ~..., utk menjawab pertanyaan tuan...; this was what I found out in my inquiries, inilah yg saya dapat semasa membuat pertanyaan; 2. (investigation) siasatan; (research) penyelidikan: there is to be an ~ into the matter, siasatan akan diadakan ttg perkara itu; the scientific method of ~ must be applied, kaedah penyelidikan yg saintifik mesti digunakan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| description | n 1. act of, a. (portraying in words) penggambaran, menggambarkan, pemerian, memerikan; b. (giving an account); penerangan, menerangkan; c. (math), (drawing) pelukisan, melukiskan; 2. statement that describes, gambaran: a ~ of the wanted man was printed on the front page of the newspapers, gambaran orang yg dikehendaki polis itu disiarkan pd muka hadapan akhbar-akhbar; to give a ~ of life in the kampong, memberikan gambaran kehidupan di kampung; 3. sort, kind, jenis: criminals of the worst ~, jenis penjenayah yg paling dahsyat; motorcars of every ~, segala jenis motokar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |