Word of the Day：April 9, 2022

construe

理解；领会

verb kun-STROO [kənˈstru]

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来自E语Tong

What It Means

Construe means "to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in a sentence" or "to understand or explain the sense or intention of something in a particular way."

Construe 意思是“分析句子中单词的排列和词之间的联系”或“以特定方式理解、解释某事的意义、或意图”。

CONSTRUE in Context

"So NFTs… feel strange and novel because normal people don‘t usually construemonetary value in mere references to everyday things, like a cash-register receipt, or computer data." — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2022

“NFTs 感觉很奇怪，也很与众不同的，因为人们通常不会通过参考日常的像收银的收据或计算机的数据来领会货币的价值。”

The teacher asked the students to construethe Greek philosopher‘s statement.

老师让学生解释希腊哲学家的观点。

The website provides medical information but that information should not be construed as a diagnosis.

该网站提供医疗信息，但不应将它理解成诊断。

Did You Know?

Construecomes from the Latin verb construere, meaning "to construct." There is also misconstrue, meaning "to put a wrong construction (that is, a wrong interpretation) on" or "to misinterpret."

Construe来自拉丁动词construere，意思是“to construct【构造】”和 misconstrue【误解】，意思是“to put a wrong construction on（即错误的解释）”或“to misinterpret【曲解；误解】”。

Quiz

Fill in the blanks to complete a verb meaning "to analyze and interpret minutely": d _ _ s _ _ t.

dissect