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单词 understanding
释义

understanding

1 of 2

noun

un·​der·​stand·​ing ˌən-dər-ˈstan-diŋ How to pronounce understanding (audio)
1
: a mental grasp : comprehension
2
a
: the power of comprehending
especially : the capacity to apprehend general relations of particulars
b
: the power to make experience intelligible by applying concepts and categories
3
a
: a mutual agreement not formally entered into but in some degree binding on each side
b
: friendly or harmonious relationship
c
: an agreement of opinion or feeling : adjustment of differences
4
: explanation, interpretation
5
: sympathy sense 3a

understanding

2 of 2

adjective

1
: endowed with understanding : tolerant, sympathetic
an understanding supervisor
2
archaic : knowing, intelligent
understandingly
ˌən-dər-ˈstan-diŋ-lē How to pronounce understanding (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

Noun

  • accord
  • agreement
  • bargain
  • compact
  • contract
  • convention
  • covenant
  • deal
  • disposition
  • pact
  • settlement

Adjective

  • commiserative
  • compassionate
  • empathetic
  • empathic
  • humane
  • sympathetic
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Example Sentences

Noun He has a thorough understanding of the subject. She has a basic understanding of the process. I hope to get a clearer understanding of the issues involved. He seems to have little understanding of our situation. We have an understanding that whoever cooks doesn't have to do the dishes. She treats them with kindness and understanding. a relationship based on mutual understanding Adjective a kind and understanding teacher who often helps troubled students See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
But the larger question may be what the episode tells us about the shifting mutual understanding of Chinese and American military capabilities, and the risks both sides are prepared to take to ensure advantage—or even survival. Gerard Baker, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023 One of the main reasons for this shift is the understanding that hiring challenges are having a major impact on the ability of these businesses to operate at full capacity. Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023 Chiang's debut novella flips the script, imagining a religious myth as a historical event, in which the Tower of Babel existed — and the scientific understanding of the era was all true. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 6 Feb. 2023 The understanding of fashion as a form of social connection is overwhelming. Kaitlyn Greenidge, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Feb. 2023 And yet flaws, too, are part of a soap opera’s contract with its viewer—the understanding that an onscreen product can go bad for a minute and then snap back into its sweet spot. Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2023 Anchorage voters approved a $1.8 million tax increase in April 2021 with the understanding that the Anchorage Police Department planned to have officers wearing body cameras by the end of that year. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Feb. 2023 The organization also provides a platform for journalists to store sensitive research and reporting, with the understanding that their work product will be continued in the event that they are killed. Jeremy Barr, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023 The two share similar offensive philosophies, which helps, and as a former head coach himself, Montgomery has a perspective that has been shaped by the understanding of what that role entails compared to being solely an offensive coordinator. Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 2 Feb. 2023
Adjective
My grandson is just the opposite: loving, caring, helpful and understanding. Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2022 My grandson is just the opposite: loving, caring, helpful and understanding. Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2022 For Kimball, who admittedly doesn’t speak for every neurodivergent person, the hope is audiences become more understanding and less judgmental of his behavior. John Benson, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2022 For example, an empathetic leader is likely to be more understanding and give employees greater flexibility. Tom Gibby, Forbes, 7 July 2022 Your goal here is to listen more, ask the right follow-up questions and be extremely understanding of their frustrations. Expert Panel, Forbes, 15 June 2022 Luckily, Sami was very understanding and gave me a lot of guidance. Aliannah Shalikar, oregonlive, 1 Aug. 2022 No one in my sphere wasn’t accepting and understanding. Marc Jacobs, Vogue, 13 June 2022 Doctors refuse her — one is vaguely understanding, if ineffectual, while another is openly contemptuous and ultimately duplicitous. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 11 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

understanding

1 of 2 noun
un·​der·​stand·​ing ˌən-dər-ˈstan-diŋ How to pronounce understanding (audio)
1
: knowledge and ability to judge : intelligence
a person of understanding
2
a
: agreement of opinion or feeling
b
: something agreed to by both sides and entered into silently or without ceremony
an understanding between two nations over trade
3
: one's belief about something based upon what is known
4
: sympathy

understanding

2 of 2 adjective
: having or showing understanding : tolerant, sympathetic
you seem very understanding
understandingly
-diŋ-lē How to pronounce understanding (audio)
adverb

understanding 1 of 3

noun

1
as in agreement
an arrangement about action to be taken the tenants came to an understanding with the landlord that they would be able to renew their leases for the same rent

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • agreement
  • pact
  • convention
  • promise
  • settlement
  • deal
  • contract
  • bargain
  • covenant
  • compact
  • disposition
  • accord
  • treaty
  • association
  • acceptance
  • partnership
  • pledge
  • approval
  • consent
  • assent
  • charter
  • binder
  • alliance
  • entente
  • concurrence
  • league
  • entente cordiale
  • okay
  • OK
2
as in appreciation
the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something a social observer with a deep understanding of the problems that the nation's cities face in the 21st century

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • appreciation
  • grasp
  • perception
  • comprehension
  • awareness
  • grip
  • apprehension
  • absorption
  • percipience
  • realization
  • hold
  • digestion
  • uptake
  • conception
  • assimilation
  • consciousness
  • visualization
  • enlightenment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • misunderstanding
  • incomprehension
  • misinterpretation
  • misperception
  • noncomprehension
  • misapprehension
  • miscomprehension
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understanding

2 of 3

adjective

as in compassionate
having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another a kind and understanding teacher who often helps troubled students

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • compassionate
  • sympathetic
  • empathetic
  • empathic
  • loving
  • feeling
  • humane
  • kind
  • commiserative
  • gentle
  • affectionate
  • considerate
  • benevolent
  • perceptive
  • merciful
  • warm
  • sensitive
  • charitable
  • gracious
  • kindly
  • magnanimous
  • tolerant
  • pitying
  • lenient
  • kindhearted
  • softhearted
  • warmhearted
  • friendly
  • benignant
  • congenial
  • clement
  • ruthful
  • well-disposed
  • tenderhearted
  • largehearted
  • good-natured
  • bighearted
  • tender
  • cordial
  • genial
  • good-tempered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • hard
  • obdurate
  • indifferent
  • inhuman
  • unsympathetic
  • callous
  • uninterested
  • unthinking
  • unfeeling
  • thoughtless
  • inconsiderate
  • insensitive
  • insensate
  • heartless
  • inhumane
  • uncaring
  • cool
  • aloof
  • unfriendly
  • ruthless
  • blinkered
  • unloving
  • coldhearted
  • cold-blooded
  • severe
  • merciless
  • pitiless
  • mean
  • hostile
  • unrelenting
  • hard-hearted
  • harsh
  • stern
  • bigoted
  • brutal
  • rough
  • unaffectionate
  • oppressive
  • tough
  • grim
  • disagreeable
  • abusive
  • ungentle
  • hateful
  • malevolent
  • unkind
  • surly
  • malicious
  • virulent
  • spiteful
  • narrow-minded
  • rancorous
  • acrimonious
  • small-minded
  • hard-bitten
  • hard-boiled
  • ill-tempered
  • ill-natured
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understanding

3 of 3

verb

present participle of understand
1
as in deriving
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information as I understand it, this is the best plan that we have

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • deriving
  • reasoning
  • deciding
  • thinking
  • inferring
  • deducing
  • extrapolating
  • guessing
  • ascertaining
  • judging
  • concluding
  • reading
  • assuming
  • speculating
  • interpreting
  • gathering
  • drawing a conclusion
  • surmising
  • making out
  • supposing
  • rationalizing
  • conjecturing
  • construing
  • philosophizing
  • contemplating
  • finding out
  • doping (out)
2
as in knowing
to have a practical understanding of I think I understand how an engine works now

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • knowing
  • comprehending
  • grasping
  • appreciating
  • fathoming
  • possessing
  • apprehending
  • perceiving
  • cognizing
  • savvying
  • following
  • having
  • kenning
  • catching on (to)
  • picking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • misunderstanding
  • misinterpreting
  • misapprehending
  • misconceiving
  • misperceiving
  • misknowing
3
as in deciphering
to have a clear idea of after a few weeks in Russia I began to understand the language a little bit

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • knowing
  • deciphering
  • comprehending
  • recognizing
  • appreciating
  • grasping
  • seeing
  • discerning
  • realizing
  • sensing
  • perceiving
  • getting
  • intuiting
  • conceiving
  • assimilating
  • decoding
  • apprehending
  • grokking
  • making
  • cognizing
  • digging
  • beholding
  • seizing
  • savvying
  • registering
  • compassing
  • fathoming
  • twigging
  • catching
  • making out
  • absorbing
  • digesting
  • penetrating
  • tumbling (to)
  • picking up on
  • cottoning (to or on to)
  • catching on (to)
  • taking in
  • piercing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • missing
  • misunderstanding
  • misreading
  • misinterpreting
  • misconstruing
  • mistaking
  • misconceiving
  • misapprehending
  • misperceiving
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