记忆“comprise”的方法是将其分解为“com”和“prise”。联想“com”可以代表“come together”(聚集在一起),而“prise”可以联想到“to take or seize”(拿取或夺取)。将这两个部分结合起来,想象一个场景,许多元素(prise)聚集在一起(com)构成了一个整体,这就形象地表示了“comprise”意味着“包括”或“由...组成”。
early 15c., "to include," from Old French compris, past participle of comprendre "to contain, comprise" (12c.), from Latin comprehendere (see comprehend). Related: Comprised; comprising.
权威例句
1. The funds of the association shall comprise of members'subscriptions.
协会的基金将由会员的捐款构成.
2. Twelve departments comprise this university.
12个系组成了这所大学.
3. Note the use of comprise.
注意comprise一 词的用法.
4. The notion that blacks comprise a problem is at the core of racist reasoning.
黑人总爱惹事这一观念是种族主义论断的核心。
5. The chapters that comprise the first part of the novel are especially good.
【constitute, consist, compose, comprise, include】
这组词都有“组成,包含”的意思,其区别是:
constitute: v.构成,组成(整体)。
• Crime and illegal drugs constitute the city's major problems. 犯罪和非法毒品买卖是这个城市面临的主要问题。
consist: v.组成,构成,由……组成(后接of,常用于主动语态);(后接in)在于,存在于。
• The problem consists of two parts. 问题由两部分组成。
• The beauty of the plan consists in its simplicity. 这计划的好处就在于简单易行。
compose: v.构成(整体),组成;由……组成(后接of,常用于被动语态);创作(作曲、诗歌等)。
• The committee was composed mainly of teachers and parents. 委员会主要由教师和学生家长组成。
comprise: v.包含,包括,由……组成(整体);组成,构成。
• Our company's product line comprises 2,500 different items. 我们公司的生产线是由2,500个不同的组成部分构成的。
include: v.包括,包含,把……列入。
• The conference delegates included representatives from abroad. 大会代表中有来自海外的代表。