
好词典

源自拉丁语 'apprehendere',由 'ad-'(向)和 'prehendere'(抓住)组成,最初意为抓住或理解。
❶ 指逮捕或抓住某人,通常用于描述警方或执法机构对犯罪嫌疑人采取的行动。
“The suspect was apprehended by the police after a short chase.”
(嫌疑人在短暂追逐后被警方抓获。)
“The fugitive was apprehended at the airport before boarding the plane.”
(逃犯在登机前于机场被捕。)
❶ 指理解或领悟某事,通常用于描述对复杂或抽象概念的把握。
“She quickly apprehended the main points of the lecture.”
(她迅速领会了讲座的要点。)
“The students struggled to apprehend the advanced mathematical concepts.”
(学生们难以理解这些高级数学概念。)
be apprehended by — 被某人或某机构逮捕或抓住,常用于描述执法行动。
“The suspect was apprehended by border patrol agents.”
(嫌疑人被边境巡逻人员逮捕。)
apprehend the meaning — 理解或领会某事的含义,强调对深层意义的把握。
“It took me a moment to apprehend the meaning of his cryptic message.”
(我花了一点时间才理解他神秘信息的含义。)