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comprising

UK //kəmˈpraɪzɪŋ//US //kəmˈpraɪzɪŋ//

词源

源自中古法语compris(包含),过去分词形式comprendre(理解/包含),最终源自拉丁语comprehendere(抓住/包含)。

verb

❶ 表示由多个部分或成员组成整体,强调包含或涵盖所有组成部分,常见于正式描述或统计中。

“The committee is comprising five members from different departments.”

(该委员会由来自不同部门的五名成员组成。)

“The book comprising three parts was published last year.”

(这本包含三个部分的书于去年出版。)

同义词:including, consisting of, encompassing

常见短语

comprising of — 非正式用法,表示包含某物,但标准语法中应省略of(直接接宾语)。

“The package comprising of books and CDs arrived yesterday.”

(包含书籍和CD的包裹昨天送达。)