(of a statement or piece of writing 陳述或文章 clear and easy to understand, so that you have no doubt what is meant 清楚明白的；易於理解的 He gave me very explicit directions on how to get there. 他清楚地向我說明了去那兒的路線。 The reasons for the decision should be made explicit. 應該直截了當給出決定的理由。 She made some very explicit references to my personal life. 她毫不隐諱地談到了我的私生活。
Extra ExamplesWe think such information should be made explicit and not left vague. 我們認爲這樣的信息應表達清楚，不應該含糊其詞。 The underlying purpose of his novel remains implicit rather than explicit. 他的小說的潛在目的仍然是含蓄的，而不是明確的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- make something
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- as to
(of a person 人 saying something clearly, exactly and openly （說話）清晰的，明確的；直言的；坦率的 Extra ExamplesShe told him he needed to improve, without being explicit as to how. 她說他需要改進，卻沒有明確指出如何去做。 The government has been quite explicit about its intentions. 政府的意圖表述得相當明確。 The author is quite explicit about her political bias. 作者她對自己的政治偏見毫不隐晦。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- make something
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- as to
- (usually disapproving)
describing or showing something, especially sexual activity, with a lot of detail 詳細描述或展示某事，尤其是性行爲 a sexually explicit film 一部有露骨性愛場面的影片 a highly explicit description of torture 對酷刑的赤裸裸的描述
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- make something
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- as to
Word Originearly 17th cent. (as an adjective): from French explicite or Latin explicitus, past participle of explicare ‘unfold’, from ex- ‘out’ + plicare ‘to fold’.