explanation是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 解释， 说明，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Did he give any explanation of his conduct?'
-- This, then, was the explanation of the stealthy expedi-tions at night and the light at the window.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Such were her words very likely she did not give her real reason for this eccentric conduct; but, at all events, that was all the explanation she deigned to offer.
-- The general remarked her suspicions, and felt that a grand explanation must shortly take place which fact alarmed him much.
-- By her look she seemed merely to challenge the prince to an explanation as to how he and Gania happened to be connected in this matter.
-- I will repeat the explanation to-day for your ex-cellency's benefit.
-- So saying she gazed into his eyes, longing to see whether she could make any guess as to the explanation of his mo-tive in coming to her house.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《人魔岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Moreau's explanation stood before my mind, I clear and definite, from the moment of my awakening.
在詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库柏的《最后的摩根战士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Still there is so much obscu-rity in the Indian traditions, and so much confusion in the Indian names, as to render some explanation useful.
-- 'No honest man will deny it,' said the scout, a little net-tled at the implied distrust of his explanation of the mystery of the tides; 'and I grant that it is true on the small scale, and where the land is level.
-- In explanation of the taste of Hawkeye, it should be remembered that men always prize that most which is least enjoyed.
-- It was evident that his momentary weakness had vanished with the explanation of a mystery which his own experience had not served to fathom; and though he now felt all the realities of their actual condition, that he was prepared to meet them with the energy of his hardy nature.
-- At length, it would seem, his pa-tient industry found its reward; for, without explanation or apology, he pronounced aloud the words 'Isle of Wight,' drew a long, sweet sound from his pitch-pipe, and then ran through the preliminary modulations of the air whose name he had just mentioned, with the sweeter tones of his own musical voice.
在威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆的《月亮和六便士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "What explanation did he give?"
-- "Of course, there was no explanation he could give except that he'd gone off with a woman.
-- "Not a word of explanation or regret.
-- At last, because I was romantic, I devised an explanation which I acknowledged to be far-fetched, but which was the only one that in any way satisfied me.
-- Chapter XXVIIIThe explanation came a week later.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《神秘岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But the explanation would come later.
-- The explanation of this fact could only be produced from the engineer's own lips, and they must wait for that till speech returned.
-- At least to me this explanation appears plausible."
-- Two days after the 28th of October another incident occurred, for which an explanation was again required.
-- This was the only explanation of their sudden retreat.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Yes, sir,' said Kit; and as he said it, he looked towards his mother for an explanation of the visit.
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