(n) an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious, Syn. rendition, rendering, interpreting, Example:the edict was subject to many interpretations; he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables; often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Interpretation

n. [ L. interpretatio: cf. F. interprétation. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act of interpreting; explanation of what is obscure; translation; version; construction; as, the interpretation of a foreign language, of a dream, or of an enigma. [ 1913 Webster ]

Look how we can, or sad or merrily,
Interpretation will misquote our looks. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The sense given by an interpreter; exposition or explanation given; meaning; as, commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The power or explaining. [ R. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Fine Arts) An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Math.) The act or process of applying general principles or formulæ to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases.

Syn. -- Explanation; solution; translation; version; sense; exposition; rendering; definition. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

繇

[繇, zhòu] interpretations of the trigrams #52939

卦义

[卦义 / 卦義, guà yì] interpretation of the divinatory trigrams

病机

[病机 / 病機, bìng jī] interpretation of the cause; onset and process of an illness; pathogenesis

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解釈

[かいしゃく, kaishaku] (n, vs) explanation; interpretation; (P) #1843

正解

[せいかい, seikai] (n, vs) correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution); (P) #6736

通訳

[つうやく, tsuuyaku] (n, vs) interpretation (i.e. oral translation); (P) #8592

こじつけ

[kojitsuke] (n, adj-no) distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry

こじつける

[kojitsukeru] (v1, vt) to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)

ソーラン節

[ソーランぶし, so-ran bushi] (n) traditional work song of Hokkaido herring fishery workers, performed by school students in modern choreographed interpretations

我田引水

[がでんいんすい, gaden'insui] (n) seeking one's own interests; straining (the interpretation or argument) to suit one's own interests; drawing water for one's own field

解釈改憲

[かいしゃくかいけん, kaishakukaiken] (n, vs) effecting de facto constitutional changes through creative interpretation of the existing constitution; reinterpretation of the constitution

解釈実行

[かいしゃくじっこう, kaishakujikkou] (n, vs) { comp } interpretation

拡大解釈

[かくだいかいしゃく, kakudaikaishaku] (n, vs) broad interpretation

Japanese-English: COMPDICT Dictionary COMPDICT JP-EN Dictionary

解釈

[かいしゃく, kaishaku] interpretation (vs)

解釈実行

[かいしゃくじっこう, kaishakujikkou] interpretation (vs)

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Interpretation { f }

interpretation