Comprehensive: 全面的,广泛的
7月26日下午,北京奥组委在北京正式宣布,强生公司成为北京2008年奥运会和残奥会第9个官方合作伙伴。强生公司将为北京2008年奥运会和残奥会、北京奥组委、中国奥组委以及参加都灵2006年冬奥会和北京2008年奥运会的中国体育代表团提供资金和产品支持。其赞助类别包括急救消费产品、个人健康护理用品、医疗器械和诊断产品以及非处方药品等。外电中有这样的报道:World healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson has become the ninth official partner of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
The world's most comprehensive, broad-based health care company Johnson & Johnson will join the Games with the category covering consumer and personal care products, medical and diagnostic products and non-prescription medicines.
Under the agreement, Johnson & Johnson will provide funding and services for the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games, BOCOG, the Chinese Olympic Committee, and for Chinese teams in the 2006 Turin Winter Olympic Games as well as the 2008 Games.
在这篇报道中,comprehensive的意思是“全面的,广泛的,综合的”。例如:He has a comprehensive knowledge of medicine.(他有广泛的医学知识。)They put forward comprehensive legislation to revise the rules for financing political campaigns.他们提出了全面的法规来修正有关政治活动经费问题的规定。
另外comprehensive 还可以指“(具有不同能力的学生)同一校的,综合的”。例如:comprehensive school,就是“综合学校”的意思。