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understanding 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Adjective
/ˌəndərˈstandiNG/,
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understandings, plural;
  1. Sympathetically aware of other people's feelings; tolerant and forgiving
    • - people expect their doctor to be understanding
  2. Having insight or good judgment

Noun
  1. The ability to understand something; comprehension
    • - foreign visitors with little understanding of English
  2. The power of abstract thought; intellect
    • - a child of sufficient intelligence and understanding
  3. An individual's perception or judgment of a situation
    • - my understanding was that he would try to find a new supplier
  4. Sympathetic awareness or tolerance
    • - a problem that needs to be handled with understanding
  5. An informal or unspoken agreement or arrangement
    • - he and I have an understanding
    • - he had only been allowed to come on the understanding that he would be on his best behavior

  1. characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy; "an understanding friend"
  2. the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
  3. agreement: the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"
  4. sympathy: an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding"
  5. reason: the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"
  6. (understand) perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea"
  7. Understanding (also called intellection) is a psychological process related to an abstract or physical object, such as a person, situation, or message whereby one is able to think about it and use concepts to deal adequately with that object.
  8. Understanding is a 1972 R&B album recorded by Bobby Womack. for United Artists Records. It charted #43 on the Billboard US Pop Charts, and #7 on the Billboard R&B Charts. Womack recorded Understanding both in Memphis at American Sound Studio and in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. ...
  9. "Understanding" is a song by American R&B group Xscape. Written by Manuel Seal, the song was released as the group's second single from the group's 1993 debut album Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha. ...
  10. Understanding was a documentary television series that aired from 1994 to 2002 on TLC. The program covered various things understood from a scientific perspective and was narrated by Jane Curtin and Peter Coyote. It originally aired on TLC and is currently being shown on the Science Channel. ...
  11. Understanding is a compilation album by female R&B act Xscape, released on December 22, 2002.
  12. The Understanding is the second album from Norwegian duo Röyksopp. The deluxe edition, apart from including a bonus CD, is sold in a Digipak.
  13. Mental, sometimes emotional process of comprehension, assimilation of knowledge, which is subjective by its nature; Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer; Opinion, judgement or outlook; An informal contract, mutual agreement; A ...
  14. (understand) To be aware of the meaning of; To believe, based on information; To impute meaning, character etc. that is not explicitly stated; To apply values (axioms)
  15. (understand) asmeagan; gecnawan; forstandan; ongietan (5)
  16. (UNDERSTAND) To know; to apprehend the meaning; to appreciate; as, to understand the nature and effect of an act. Western Indemnity Co. v. MacKcchnic, Tex.Civ.App., 21-1 S.W. 456,460; International-Great Northern R. Co. v. Pence, Tex. CIv.App., 113 S.W.2d 206, 210. ...
  17. (Understand) Dohn, dohn-ma for "understand?", dohn-luh-mah for "are we clear here?"
  18. (Understand) Students are required to differentiate between various clean-up methods and describe the pros and cons of each.  Students must also predict what will happen to various groups of wild-life that are exposed to the spill.
  19. (Understand) The skill of having and applying well-organized bodies of knowledge.
  20. (Understand) constructing meaning from instructional messages
  21. (Understand) learn and know system concepts and implementation
  22. (Understand) to grasp the meaning of a concept and to grasp its broad purpose and principles (such as with legislation, policies and procedures)
  23. (understand) (v) aŋılarģa, bilirgе
  24. (understand) hand, land, man, plans, pretend, sand
  25. (understand) wakaru, kashiko-marimasu (humble)