| 释义 |
understand /un-dər-standˈ/ transitive verb (pat and pap understoodˈ, archaic pap understandˈed)- To comprehend
- To grasp with the mind
- To be able to follow the working, logic, or meaning, etc, of
- To take the meaning of (a sign or a person)
- To realize
- To have a sympathetic, usu tacit, perception of the character and aims, etc, of (a person)
- To know the meaning of
- To be expert in
- To have knowledge or information (that), to have been informed
- To assume, take to be true
- To interpret (as), take to mean
- To imply
- To support
- (reflexive) to know how to conduct (oneself) (Shakespeare)
- To stand under (Shakespeare)
intransitive verb- To have understanding
- To comprehend
ORIGIN: OE understandan, from under and standan to stand understandˈable adjective understandˈer noun - Someone who understands
- A supporter (Browning)
- Someone who stands in the pit of a theatre (obsolete)
understandˈing noun - The act of comprehending
- The power to understand
- Intellect
- An informal agreement
- An understood condition (eg on the understanding that)
- Sympathetic or amicable agreement of minds
- (in pl) feet, legs, shoes, boots (old slang)
adjective- Intelligent
- Discerning
- Sympathetic
understandˈingly adverb understoodˈ adjective (often grammar) Implied but not expressed understand each other or one another To have reached an agreement, sometimes collusive |