apprehending
捕まえる
解説 Definition
犯罪者などを捕まえること。また、物事の意味を理解・把握すること。
Apprehending means catching or arresting someone, especially by police or other authorities. It is commonly used in legal, police, or formal news contexts. In other contexts, "apprehend" can also mean "understand," but this meaning is different.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
comprehend（理解する）を知っていると覚えやすい語です。-prehend が共通していて、どちらも「つかむ」感覚を持つので、apprehend は「対象をぐっと押さえる」と置くと記憶に残ります。そこから、police are apprehending a suspect なら「容疑者を確保している」、apprehending the meaning なら「意味を把握している」。understand より硬めで、comprehend は全体像の理解、apprehend は相手や要点を捕まえる感じが強い、と分けると忘れにくいです。
Link it to `comprehend`: both share `-prehend`, which gives a sense of "grasping." `Apprehending` can mean grasping a person physically or grasping an idea mentally. Think of both uses as "catching hold of something."
例文
The detective succeeded in apprehending the suspect before he could flee the country.
刑事は容疑者が国外に逃亡する前に捕まえることに成功した。
Apprehending the full scope of the crisis took several weeks.
危機の全容を把握するのに数週間かかった。
Officers were praised for apprehending the fugitive without any use of force.
警官たちは武力を行使せずに逃亡者を捕まえたことで称賛された。
apprehending の類義語・関連語
apprehending の語源・成り立ち Etymology
apprehending は apprehend の -ing 形で、ラテン語 apprehendere「つかむ」に由来します。ad-「〜へ」＋ prehendere「握る」から成り、手で捕まえる感覚がそのまま「逮捕する」「理解する」に広がり、comprehend も同根です。
"Apprehending" is the "-ing" form of "apprehend," from Latin "apprehendere," meaning "to seize" or "grasp." It is made from "ad-" meaning "to" and "prehendere," meaning "to grab." From the physical idea of catching with the hand, the meaning developed into both "arresting" and "grasping with the mind," as also seen in related words like "comprehend."
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