remark: implies little more than a desire to notice and call attention to something: ~ on a friend's taste in dress.
comment: stresses often critical interpretation: refused to ~ on the situation. (critical批判性: 指清晰真实地评判,如critical thinking批判性思维,不一定是批评) interpret解释,相比explain,更强调专业知识和理解力想象力
commentate: is sometimes substituted for comment to suggest a purely expository or interpretive intent: ~ing knowledgeably on current events.
animadvert: implies a remarking or commentating usually of scholarly caliber or based on careful judgment: willing to ~ at length on topics in her field; but often emphasizes the passing of an adverse judgment: elders ~ing on the content of rock music.