prehension

英 [prɪ'henʃ(ə)n] 美 [prɪ'hɛnʃən]
  • n. 理解;抓住
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prehension (n.)
1530s, "seizure, arrest," from Latin prehensionem (nominative prehensio), noun of action from past participle stem of prehendere (see prehensile). Use in philosophy is from 1925.
1. The incom-prehension between the two men was mutual.
两人之间互不理解。

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