comprise
中文来自 ECDICT
- vt.
- 包含，构成
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 comprisen
- 源自 ←古法语 compris
- 源自 ←拉丁语 comprehendere
原始词根
原始印欧语 *gʰed-
词源说明
From Middle English comprisen, from Old French compris, past participle of comprendre, from Latin comprehendere, contr. comprendere, past participle comprehensus (“to comprehend”); see comprehend. Compare apprise, reprise, surprise.
释义（英文）
动词 Verb
- (transitive) To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts). [from the earlier 15th c.]
- (sometimes proscribed, usually in the passive) To compose; to constitute. [from the 17th c.]
- (patent law) To include, contain, or be made up of, defining the minimum elements, whether essential or inessential to define an invention.
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