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Understood

“Understood” 指已经领会含义或处境,如 “I understood the instructions.”(我明白了指示。)作形容词可指无需明说的共识,如 “it is understood that…”(众所周知……)。

  1. “She understood why he was upset.” (她理解他为什么难过。)
  2. “The rules were clearly understood by everyone on day one.” (第一天大家就把规则搞清楚了。)
  3. “Is that understood? We need an answer by noon.” (明白了吗?中午前要答复。)

“Understand” 来自古英语 understandan,字面可析为 under(在……之中)+ stand(站立),早期义接近“站在其中从而把握”,后固定为“理解”。

under- + stand + -ood(不规则过去式);名词 understanding(理解、谅解)。

课堂答 “Understood!” 表示收到;法律 “mutually understood agreement” 指双方默契;跨文化沟通中 “feel understood” 强调情感被看见。

  • 原形: understand
  • 现在分词: understanding
  • 名词: understanding
  • 固定搭配: “clearly understood” (清楚理解), “generally understood” (普遍理解), “make oneself understood” (让别人听懂)

stand 是“站稳”,under 像钻到问题里面站稳 → understood 就是“已经站进去、想明白了”。

“Once the diagram was explained, even the newest hire understood the workflow.” (流程图一讲解,连最新入职的员工也明白了整个流程。)