fathom

fathom

英 ['fæð(ə)m]
　　美 ['fæðəm]

vt. 看穿；徹底瞭解；測量…的深度
　　n. 英尋（測量水深的長度單位）

中文詞源：

fathom 法尋，徹底瞭解

來自PIE*pet, 展開，伸展，詞源同feather, compete. 用作長度單位法尋，約略等於成人雙臂展開長度。引申詞義探索，徹底瞭解。

例句：

1. I really couldn't fathom what Steiner was talking about.
我真搞不懂斯坦納在說些什麼。

2. We're trying to fathom out what's going on.
我們在盡力搞清楚發生瞭什麼事情。

3. It is hard to fathom the pain felt at the death of a child.
喪子之痛是難以體會的。

4. I can not fathom his meaning.
我不能徹底理解他的意思.

5. I'm having difficulty using my video editing equipment and can't fathom out the various connections.
我不會使用視頻編輯設備，而且搞不清各種各樣的連接。