comprehension

UK:  [.kɒmprɪ'henʃ(ə)n]

US:  [.kɑmprə'henʃ(ə)n]

复数：comprehensions  

n.

1.理解,理解力

2.综合

3.会意

4.包含,包括,含蓄;概括公理;【逻辑学】内包;【修辞学】推知法;【宗教】包容政策

1 . Their math skills are much higher. Their English reading comprehension is comparable to that of my students here.
他们的数学水平比美国学生高得多，而英语阅读能力也和我在美国的学生们有得一拼。

2 . The liberating factor is never a mere verbal comprehension but the perception of the truth or the falseness of the matter.
解放的要素决不仅仅是一个文字上的理解，而是对事物的真实或虚假的洞察。

3 . Almost half of those who sat the exam were unable to solve elementary maths questions and a third failed a reading comprehension test.
参加考试的人中几乎有一半没能解出初级的数学试题，三分之一未能通过阅读理解测试。

4 . First, Hemingway is not an easy read, and subject matter is all-important when measuring speed and comprehension.
首先，海明威的小说是不易阅读的，而测试阅读速度和理解力时材料的主题是最重要的。

5 . Understanding is of the head; comprehension is something deeper, of the heart. And if it is really total then even more deep, of the being.
是出自于头，「理解」则更深入一些，它出自于心，如果它是真正地全然，则会出自于更深层的本性。