prehend

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To perceive in the manner of Alfred North Whitehead's concept of prehension. transitive
    — Each of the four levels "prehends" the other, and so in the punning of words so frequent in hieroglyphic writing, we encounter a richer and more inclusive mode of thought than we are accustomed to.
  2. To lay hold of; to seize. obsolete,transitive
    — c. 1615-1617, Thomas Middleton, The Widow Here they be all three now ; prehend 'em , officers

词形变化

prehends present,singular,third-person prehending participle,present prehended participle,past prehended past

词汇关系

衍生词
prehendability prehendable

词源

From Latin prehendere. See prehensile.
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