apprehend

apprehend
verb
[with obj.]
  1. arrest (someone) for a crime
    逮捕
    a warrant was issued but he has not been apprehended.
    逮捕令已下达,但他还没有被捕。
  2. understand or perceive
    理解,领会
    we enter a field of vision we could not otherwise apprehend.
    我们进入了一个我们不能以其他方式理解的虚幻境界。
    ■(archaic)anticipate (something) with uneasiness or fear
    (古)忐忑不安(或心怀恐惧)地期待
语源
  1. late Middle English (originally in the sense 'grasp, get hold of (physically or mentally'): from French appréhender or Latin apprehendere, from ad- 'towards' + prehendere 'lay hold of'
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