understand

understand
(past and past participle -stood )

[with obj.]perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or speaker)
理解；懂
he didn't understand a word I said.
我的话他一句也不懂。
he could usually make himself understood.
他通常能让人理解。
[with clause]she understood what he was saying.
她听得懂他的话。
■perceive the significance, explanation, or cause of (something)
了解；明白
she didn't really understand the situation.
她对情况并不真正了解。
[with clause]he couldn't understand why we burst out laughing.
他不明白我们为何突然放声大笑。
[no obj.]you don't understand—she has left me.
你不知道——她已经离开了我。
■be sympathetically or knowledgeably aware of the character or nature of
懂；理解
Picasso understood colour.
毕加索懂得颜色。
[with clause]I understand how you feel.
我理解你的感受。
■interpret or view (something) in a particular way
解释
as the term is usually understood, legislation refers to regulations and directives.
按通常理解，法规是指条例和指令。
[with clause]infer something from information received (often used as a polite formula in conversation)
（常用于交谈中表示礼貌）推断；猜想；以为
I understand you're at art school.
我猜你在上艺校。
[with obj.]as I understood it she was flying back to the States tomorrow.
就我所知，她明天将飞回美国。
■[with obj.](常作 be understood)regard (a missing word, phrase, or idea) as present; supply mentally
不言自明
‘present company excepted’ is always understood when sweeping generalizations are being made.
“不包括在场各位”是作过分概括时不言自明的。
■[with obj.](常作 be understood)assume to be the case; take for granted
认为…理所当然；视…不言而喻
he liked to play the field, that was understood.
谁都知道他喜欢拈花惹草。

派生
understander
noun
语源

Old English understandan (see under-, stand)

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