understanding
英 [ʌndə'stændɪŋ]
美 [,ʌndɚ'stændɪŋ]
- n. 諒解，理解；理解力；協議
- adj. 了解的；聰明的；有理解力的
- v. 理解；明白（understand的ing形式）
助記提示
1、under + stand + -ing.
2、字麵含義：stand in the midst of.
3、站在其中，沐浴在知識的海洋裏，所謂內行、內行，身在其中，才解其味也；因此，隻有身在其中，才能理解、明白。
4、At here, the under is not the usual word meaning "beneath," but from Old English under, from PIE *enter- "between, among". 另見：undertake.
英文詞源
- understanding (n.)
- Old English understanding "comprehension," verbal noun from understand (v.). Meaning "mutual agreement" is attested from 1803.
雙語例句
- 1. Friendship means understanding, not agreement. It means forgiveness, not forgetting.It means the memories last, even if contact is lost.
- 友情是理解，不是妥協；是原諒，不是遺忘。即使不聯係，感情依然在。
來自金山詞霸 每日一句
- 2. We had this understanding that courses were roughly the same weight.
- 我們已經了解到各門功課差不多一樣重要。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. My understanding was that we'd meet at her place.
- 我的理解是我們在她那兒見麵。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. David said nothing, but simply nodded, as if understanding perfectly.
- 戴維什麽都沒說,隻是點點頭,好像完全理解了.
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. They have begun dialogues to promote better understanding between both communities.
- 雙方已經開始了對話，以增進兩個社群間的彼此了解。
來自柯林斯例句