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Only a comprehensive understanding allows us to truly comprehend the world.

只有全面地去了解,我们才能真正读懂这个世界。

Words

comprehend/ˌkɑːmprɪˈhend/

In this sentence

①comprehend sthv.充分理解;领悟

Synonymsunderstand, grasp, fathom

句中接名词 the world 作宾语,且前面有 comprehensive understanding(全面的理解)呼应,强调不仅是表面知道,而是充分、透彻地理解与领悟世间万物。

  • If you wish to know the divine, feel the wind on your face and the warm sun on your hand; do not try to comprehend it.如果你想了解神性,去感受拂面的微风和手心温暖的阳光,不要试图去理解它。— Buddha

②comprehend that / how / what...v.理解(某事是如何/为什么发生)

Synonymsconceive, realize, appreciate

  • No one can fully comprehend how dark the night is until they have seen the sunrise.只有见过日出的人,才能真正领会黑夜究竟有多深沉。

③comprehend sthv.包含;包括

Synonymsencompass, include, embrace

  • True wisdom must comprehend all aspects of human nature, both the noble and the flawed.真正的智慧必须包含人性的各个层面,无论是高尚还是缺憾。
comprehensible/ˌkɑːmprɪˈhensəbl/

In this sentence

①sth is comprehensible (to sb)adj.可理解的;能懂的

Synonymsunderstandable, intelligible, clear, accessible

虽然原句出现的是同根词 comprehensive(全面的)和动词 comprehend(理解),但 comprehensible 作为派生形容词,表示事物‘能够被理解’的属性,常接介词 to 表示对某人而言是易懂的。

  • The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility... The fact that it is comprehensible is a miracle.世界永恒的奥秘在于它的可理解性……它竟然是可以被理解的,这本身就是一个奇迹。— Albert Einstein
comprehensive/ˌkɑːmprɪˈhensɪv/

In this sentence

①a comprehensive sthadj.全面的;详尽的

Synonymsthorough, exhaustive, all-inclusive, extensive

在本句中,comprehensive 作定语修饰 understanding,表示“全面、详尽的理解”,强调涵盖各个方面、无所遗漏。

  • True education is a comprehensive drawing out of the best in human nature.真正的教育是对人性中最美好部分的全面启迪。

②comprehensive schooladj.(英国中学的)综合的

Synonymsall-ability

  • The ideal of the comprehensive school is to unite all talents in a shared pursuit of learning.综合学校的理想是将各具所长的学生凝聚在一起,共同追求学问。