プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
りかい【理解】
understanding; comprehension
理解する｜understand; grasp; ((文)) comprehend
- 仏教への理解を深める
deepen one's understanding of Buddhism - 理解しやすい［し難い］
easy [difficult] to understand - 二人はじっくり話し合った結果，理解し合った
After talking it over at length, the two reached [came to] an understanding. - 理解が速い［遅い］
be quick [slow] to understand - 理解できる
understandable／comprehensible - 相互の理解をはかる
promote mutual understanding - 理解のある母親
an understanding mother - 理解のない母親
a mother who lacks understanding - 彼の詩は私には理解できない
His poems are beyond my comprehension.／I don't understand his poems. - 君の言おうとしていることは理解に苦しむ
I simply can't understand what you are trying to say. - 「実存主義」の意味が理解できない
I cannot grasp the meaning of “existentialism.” - もっと理解を示してやれ
Be more sympathetic to him.／Show him more understanding.
理解力｜
- 理解力を養う
cultivate the power of understanding - 彼は古典の理解力に欠けている
He lacks the ability to understand [appreciate] the classics.