n. 詳述;(照片、繪畫等的)細部;細目,瑣碎;各種細節;
vt. 詳述,仔細匯報;選派;清晰地說明;給于細部裝飾;
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"It is arguable that giving too much detail may actually be confusing."
過分詳細反而使人糊涂的說法是有道理的。
近義:itemize, specify, item, particular, technicality, circumstance
反義:abridge, abstract, shorten, synthesise, synthesize, telescope