comprehend
英 [k?mpr?'hend]
美[,kɑmpr?'h?nd]
- vt. 理解；包含；由…組成
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詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?comprehends;過去式:?comprehended;過去分詞:?comprehended;現在分詞:?comprehending;
中文詞源
comprehend 理解
com-, 強調。-prehend, 抓住，理解，見prehensile..
英文詞源
- comprehend
- comprehend: see prey
- comprehend (v.)
- mid-14c., "to understand," from Latin comprehendere "to take together, to unite; include; seize" (of catching fire or the arrest of criminals); also "to comprehend, perceive" (to seize or take in the mind), from com- "completely" (see com-) + prehendere "to catch hold of, seize" (see prehensile). Related: Comprehended; comprehending.
雙語例句
- 1. They can neither read nor write, nor can they comprehend such concepts.
- 他們不會讀，不會寫，也理解不了這樣的概念。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Whenever she failed to comprehend she invariably laughed.
- 每當她聽不懂的時候，她總是會笑。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The infinite distances of space are too great for the human mind to comprehend.
- 太空的無垠距離遙遠得讓人類的大腦無法理解。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. If you can use a word correctly and effectively, you comprehend it.
- 你如果能正確和有效地使用一個字, 你就了解它了.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. I did not comprehend his meaning.
- 我不理解他的意思.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》