comprehend
英[kɒmprɪ'hend]美[,kɑmprɪ'hɛnd]
- vt. 理解；包含；由…组成
词态变化
第三人称单数: comprehends;过去式: comprehended;过去分词: comprehended;现在分词: comprehending;
中文词源
comprehend 理解
com-, 强调。-prehend, 抓住，理解，见prehensile..
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. They can neither read nor write, nor can they comprehend such concepts.
- 他们不会读，不会写，也理解不了这样的概念。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Whenever she failed to comprehend she invariably laughed.
- 每当她听不懂的时候，她总是会笑。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The infinite distances of space are too great for the human mind to comprehend.
- 太空的无垠距离遥远得让人类的大脑无法理解。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. If you can use a word correctly and effectively, you comprehend it.
- 你如果能正确和有效地使用一个字, 你就了解它了.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. I did not comprehend his meaning.
- 我不理解他的意思.
来自《简明英汉词典》