- comprehend
[comprehend 词源字典]
- comprehend: see prey
[comprehend etymology, comprehend origin, 英语词源] - 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.