- [uncountable]
the ability to understand 理解力；领悟能力 speech and comprehension 说话能力和理解力 - beyond comprehension
His behaviour was completely beyond comprehension (= impossible to understand). 他的举止完全令人费解。 She had no comprehension of what was involved. 她不明白所涉及的事情。
Extra ExamplesHe showed a total lack of comprehension. 他显得完全没有理解。 She has no comprehension of the seriousness of the situation. 她丝毫不了解形势的严峻。 The level of violence used defies comprehension. 使用暴力的程度让人难以置信。 Why he can't do it himself is beyond my comprehension. 我不理解他为什么自己不能做。 He looked at her with a total lack of comprehension. 他全然不解地望着她。 The task requires a good comprehension of complex instructions. 这项任务要求对复杂的指令有良好的领悟力。 There are exercises for checking comprehension. 有测验理解力的练习。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- human
- have
- defy
- check
- …
- skills
- beyond (somebody’s) comprehension
- without comprehension
- a lack of comprehension
- [uncountable, countable]
an exercise that trains students to understand a language （语言学习中的）理解练习（或训练） We did a listening comprehension. 我们做了一次听力练习。 a reading comprehension 阅读理解练习
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- listening
- reading
- do
- test
- question
- skills
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from French compréhension or Latin comprehensio(n-), from the verb comprehendere ‘seize, comprise’, from com- ‘together’ + prehendere ‘grasp’.