[with obj.]find an answer to, explanation for, or means of effectively dealing with (a problem or mystery) 解决(问题);解释(谜团) the policy could solve the town's housing crisis. 这项政策能解决这个城镇的住房危机。 a murder investigation that has never been solved. 一次尚未解决的谋杀调查。
派生 solvable adjective solver noun 语源
late Middle English (in the sense 'loosen, dissolve, untie'): from Latin solvere 'loosen, unfasten'