詞彙精選：interpret的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
v.
解釋，說明，闡明 [I,T]
例句：
We have to interpret his words in a modern light.
我們得用現代的眼光來解釋他的話。
例句：
Can you interpret the import of what he remarked at the end of the meeting?
你能把他在會議結尾時講話的含義解釋一下嗎?
翻譯，口譯 [I,T]
例句：
I couldn't speak Italian so I asked Maria to interpret for me in the shop.
我不會說意大利語，所以在商店裏我請瑪麗亞給我翻譯。
例句：
Would you like me to interpret for you?
我給你當翻譯好嗎？
理解 [T]
例句：
I interpret his answer as a refusal.
我把他的回答理解爲拒絕。
例句：
The broadcasters interpret this to mean their freedom to programme whatever they want to programme.
廣播員們把這理解爲他們有自由隨心所欲地安排節目。
演，演奏 [T]
二、詞義辨析：
explain,interpret,illustrate,clarify,account
這些動詞均有“說明”之意。explain含義廣，最普通用詞，指把某事向原來不瞭解、不清楚的人解釋明白、說清楚等。interpret着重以特殊的知識、經驗來解釋難理解的事情。illustrate多指用實例或插圖、圖表加以說明。clarify指把已發生的事件。情況和現狀說清楚。account說明某事物如何符合自然法則或邏輯。
三、參考例句：
Literature helps to interpret life.
文學有助於闡釋人生。
I interpret his answer as a refusal.
我把他的回答理解爲拒絕。
I interpret his answer as a refusal.
我把他的回答理解爲拒絕。
Would you like me to interpret for you?
我給你當翻譯好嗎？
We have to interpret his words in a modern light.
我們必須以現代的觀點來解釋他的話。
They attempt to interpret market forces and anticipate customer demands.
他們試圖理解市場力量，預期客戶的需求。
We interpret a frown as a sign of disapproval.
我們把皺眉當作不贊成的表示。
Please interpret the comments of our foreign guest.
請把外賓的話翻譯一下。
We need somebody to interpret from Russian into English.
我們需要一個把俄語口譯爲英語的人。
The students were asked to interpret the poem.
學生們被要求詮釋那首詩的意義。
