English Dictionary

retain and explain

動詞

The policy of preserving historical material regarded as problematic (such as statues), with appropriate contextual explanation, rather than destroying it or attempting to erase it from history.

日本語の意味

問題とされる歴史的資料（例：像など）を、破壊や歴史の抹消を行うのではなく、適切な文脈や説明を添えて保存する行為 / 歴史的に問題視される資料を、保存しつつ、その背景や意義を説明することで理解を促す政策や実践

Instead of removing contentious monuments, the committee chose to retain them and explain their historical context in museum plaques.

論争を呼ぶ記念碑を撤去する代わりに、委員会はそれらを保存し、博物館の説明板でその歴史的文脈を説明することにした。

意味（1）

The policy of preserving historical material regarded as problematic (such as statues), with appropriate contextual explanation, rather than destroying it or attempting to erase it from history.

[W]e have opted in this book to use the word catechesis rather than substitute something in its place. Our strategy is to retain and explain, rather than to reject and replace.

retains and explains （ present singular third-person ）

retaining and explaining （ participle present ）

retained and explained （ participle past ）

retained and explained （ past ）