Question

74. prehend, prehens, pris [L]=

Accepted Answer

to seize 抓住
常用词comprehend 和prison, surprise 有同根关系，其中的拉丁词根prehend 来自动词
prehendere，意为to seize（抓住），prehens 是动名词词干，而pris 则是prehens 在法语中的
变体。

comprehend [com-=together 一起；prehend=to seize 抓住→“to seize all the points together 抓
住所有的要点”→] v. grasp with the mind 理解，领会：Man does not yet comprehend the
universe. 人类尚未了解宇宙。

▽comprehension [com-;prehens;-ion n.] n.理解（力）
comprehensible [com-;prehens;-ible a.] a.可理解的

apprehend [ap-（ad-）=to 到；prehend=to seize 抓→“to seize to some place 抓到某处去”→]
v.① take into custody;arrest 拘押；逮捕：The police apprehended the burglars.警察拘捕了窃
贼。②grasp the meaning of 领会，理解：to apprehend the difference between two words 领会
两词的差别之处

▽apprehension [ap-;prehens;-ion n.] n.忧虑；抵押；理解
apprehensible [ap-;prehens;-ible a.] a.可理解的，可领会的

reprehend [re-=back 回；prehend=to seize 抓→“to seize someone back 把某人抓回来”→] v.
blame or rebuke 指摘，斥责：The boy was severely reprehended for his bad conduct.男孩因行
为不端被严加申斥。

▽reprehension [re-;prehens;-ion n.] n.斥责；指摘
reprehensible [re-;prehens;-ible a.] a.应受斥责的

prehensile [prehens=to seize 抓；-ile a.=able 可……的→“able to seize 可抓住的”→] a. made
for seizing 能抓的，能握的：The monkey has a prehensile tail.猴子有能缠住东西的尾巴。

prison [pris=to seize 抓住；-on（-ion）n.=the act or result 表行为结果→“the result of seizing
someone 抓住某人的结果”→] n. place for keeping people accused of crime 监狱：Prison may
not be a cure for crime.监狱未必能杜绝犯罪。

▽prisoner [prison;-er n.] n.犯人，囚犯

surprise [sur-（super-）= over 越过；pris = to seize 抓；-e→“to seize somebody over some place
越过某地抓住某人”→] v. ① make an unexpected attack on 奇袭，使措手不及：They surprised
the enemy at dawn.他们在破晓时分奇袭敌军。② discover suddenly 撞见：He came home early
and surprised the thief there.他提早回家刚好撞见入室的小偷。③ strike with a sudden feeling
of wonder 使惊奇：The sales figures surprise me.销售数额使我大吃一惊。
comprise [com- = together 一起；pris = to seize 抓；-e→“to seize all together 全抓在一起”
→] v.① include or contain 包含，包括：The former Soviet Union comprised several republics.
前苏联包括许多加盟共和国。② consist of 构成，组成：The advisory board comprises six
members.顾问小组由六个成员组成。

▽comprisable [compris(e);-able a.] a.能被包含的
enterprise [enter（- inter-）=between在……之间；pris=to seize or take抓取；-e→“to take chances
between risks 在风险中抓取机会”→] n.① adventurous spirit or ingenuity 冒险精神，进取心：
a man of great enterprise 进取心很强的人② business firm;company 企事业：the leading
foreign enterprises 重要的外国企业

▽enterpriser [enterpris(e);-er n.] n.企业家；创业者

Seize N Surprise V Place Comprehend Apprehend 抓→“To