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vt. 包含, 构成

发音

US /kəmˈpɹaɪz/

词形变化

comprised comprises 三单 comprises comprisest compriseth comprising comprising 现在分词 comprised 过去式 comprised 过去分词

别名

comprize

教材释义与例句

动词

包含；由…组成

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).

    及物

    Near-synonyms: subsume, contain, include, embrace, comprehend

    The whole comprises the parts.

    The parts are comprised by the whole.

    Our committee comprises a president, secretary, treasurer and five other members.

  2. 2.

    To compose; to constitute.

    Near-synonym: make up

    The whole is comprised of the parts.

    The parts comprise the whole.

    1657, Isaac Barrow, Data (Euclid) (translation), Prop. XXX "Seeing then the angles comprised of equal right lines are equal, we have found the angle FDE equal to the angle ABC."

  3. 3.

    To include, contain, or be made up of, defining the minimum elements, whether essential or inessential to define an invention.

    法律

词汇关系

动词

同义词 7

be makeup represent contain incorporate constitute consist

上位词 3

be exist include

下位词 10

make present form range pose compose supplement constitute straddle fall into

词源

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.

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