Interpretation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance (syn: rendering, rendition)
- an explanation that results from interpreting something
Extra examples
The truth will only be found by careful interpretation of the evidence.
His remarks need further interpretation.
One possible interpretation is that they want you to resign.
It's difficult to put an accurate interpretation on (=explain) the survey results.
What exactly the author meant by that statement is open to interpretation (=able to be understood or explained in different ways).
Laurence Olivier's brilliant interpretation of Henry V
The actress dared a new interpretation of the classic role.
Law can be maddeningly subjective. So much is left up to your own interpretation.
...in his exordium the author warns his readers that they should expect a radically different interpretation of the causes of the war...
...an indisputable fact that is not subject to interpretation according to one's political beliefs...
...fundamentalist preachers who anathematize any departure from a literal interpretation of the Bible...
...the proem promises what the book does not deliver: a totally new interpretation of the French Revolution...
Language interpretation is the whole point of the act of reading.
I flatter myself that my interpretation is correct.
It is impossible in fewer words to give the full interpretation of this pregnant thesis.
Word forms
singular: interpretation
plural: interpretations
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