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单词 prehensive
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Definition of prehensive in English:

prehensive

adjective prɪˈhɛnsɪv
  • 1Capable of grasping or holding; = "prehensile".

  • 2Psychology and Philosophy. Relating to or involving a subject's apprehension of objects or events (which may or may not involve cognition); designating or relating to the interaction that exists between a subject and an entity or event.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Isaac Taylor (1787–1865), writer on theology, artist, and inventor. From classical Latin prehēns-, past participial stem of prehendere prehend + -ive.

 
 

Definition of prehensive in US English:

prehensive

adjectiveprɪˈhɛnsɪv
  • 1Capable of grasping or holding; = "prehensile".

  • 2Psychology and Philosophy. Relating to or involving a subject's apprehension of objects or events (which may or may not involve cognition); designating or relating to the interaction that exists between a subject and an entity or event.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Isaac Taylor (1787–1865), writer on theology, artist, and inventor. From classical Latin prehēns-, past participial stem of prehendere prehend + -ive.

 
 
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