Explanatory

(adj.) serving or intended to explain or make clear; 'explanatory notes'; 'an explanatory paragraph' .

整理:马文

• Dorothea spoke in a full cordial tone, half caressing, half explanatory. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• The glance she gave was at once explanatory and defiant. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• The Mingott family, said Mr. Letterblair with an explanatory smile and bow. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• He would analyze his own machinations: elaborately contrive plots, and forthwith indulge in explanatory boasts of their skill. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• I took refuge once more in the explanatory phrases with which I had prepared myself to meet the curiosity of strangers. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Mr. Snagsby addresses an explanatory cough to Mrs. Snagsby, as who should say, My dear, a customer! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• This, with an angry explanatory wave of her right arm. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• I have called from Dodson and Fogg's,' said Mr. Jackson, in an explanatory tone. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Only I shall have to use a whole explanatory sentence instead. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• With these explanatory observations, we will now turn to the excerpts referred to, which are as follows: November 22, 1875. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• These two men met eleven days after that rout; Alexander no doubt in the state of explanatory exaltation natural to his type during a mood of change. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• This was explanatory, but not satisfactory. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• It is to be done on my responsibility, she added, in an explanatory tone to them, and immediately afterwards left the room. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• The slight, though of her own causing, and self-explanatory, she was unable to dismiss as unwittingly shown, so sensitive had the situation made her. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• I say,' repeated Fledgeby, with laborious explanatory politeness, 'I beg your pardon. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.

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