整體與部分:從哪一端說起
兩個意思共用同一張圖,只是站的位置相反:一個站在盒子這邊往裡看,一個站在盒子裡的東西這邊往外看。
consist of parts · verb · C1
To be made of particular parts, groups, or people: the whole has those pieces inside it. Also used in the form be comprised of.
由…組成
One way to picture it: you open a box and see exactly what is inside it — the box 'comprises' those things. The word draws a line around a whole and names the parts that sit within the line.
From Old French compris, past participle of comprendre, from Latin comprehendere 'to seize together, take in' (com- 'together' + prehendere 'to seize') — the same root as comprehend.
從古法文 compris(comprendre 的過去分詞)來,再往上是拉丁文 comprehendere:com-(一起)+ prehendere(抓住),字面是「一把抓在一起、整個收進來」,和 comprehend 同源。這個「把好幾樣東西一併收進同一個懷抱」的動作,就是今天 comprise 的畫面——一個整體把它的組成部分全都圈在裡面。
Wiktionary entry for comprise (Old French compris < Latin comprehendere)
One branch
整體與部分:從哪一端說起
兩個意思共用同一張圖,只是站的位置相反:一個站在盒子這邊往裡看,一個站在盒子裡的東西這邊往外看。
consist of parts · verb · C1
To be made of particular parts, groups, or people: the whole has those pieces inside it. Also used in the form be comprised of.
由…組成
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
compriseverb/kəmˈpɹaɪz/
To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).
To compose; to constitute.
intellectual-propertylawpatent-lawTo include, contain, or be made up of, defining the minimum elements, whether essential or inessential to define an invention.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。