adj · academic
explicit
/ɪkˈsplɪsɪt/ex·PLI·cit
Band 6-7task2speaking
stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt
Examples
“The teacher gave explicit instructions for the assignment.”
“Make your position explicit in the introduction of the essay.”
“The policy was explicit about penalties for violations.”
Band 8 sentence
“For clarity, the experiment's protocol must be made explicit so other researchers can replicate it.”
Collocations
- explicit instructions
- explicitly stated
- make explicit
Word family
explicitly advexplicate verb
Common mistakes
use 'clear' in all cases instead of 'explicit'→explicit
translate as 'tập tin' because of false friend with 'explicit content'→explicit
Say it for a higher band
5clear→6explicit→7+explicit
Synonyms
clear
Easily confused
implicit
“The author’s criticism was implicit rather than explicit.”
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