来自法语。-prise, 缩写自-prehend, 抓住，理解，见prehensile，apprise.

1. The funds of the association shall comprise of members'subscriptions.

协会的基金将由会员的捐款构成.

2. Twelve departments comprise this university.

12个系组成了这所大学.

3. Note the use of comprise.

注意comprise一 词的用法.

4. The notion that blacks comprise a problem is at the core of racist reasoning.

黑人总爱惹事这一观念是种族主义论断的核心。

5. The chapters that comprise the first part of the novel are especially good.

构成那部小说开头部分的几章特别好.