perceive

perceive
verb
[with obj.]
  1. become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand
    认识到,意识到;理解
    his mouth fell open as he perceived the truth.
    当他认识到真相时,他吃惊得张大了嘴巴。
    [with clause]he was quick to perceive that there was little future in such arguments.
    他很快意识到这样的争论不会有什么结果。
    ■become aware of (something) by the use of one of the senses, especially that of sight
    察觉,感觉;看出
    he perceived the faintest of flushes creeping up her neck.
    他察觉到她的脖子上冒出了一丝红晕。
  2. interpret or look on (someone or something) in a particular way; regard as
    把(人,物)看作,认为
    if Guy does not perceive himself as disabled, nobody else should.
    如果盖伊不认为自己是残疾人,便没有人会如此认为。
    [with obj. and infinitive]some geographers perceive hydrology to be a separate field of scientific enquiry.
    有些地理学家将水文学看作科学研究的一个独立领域。
派生
perçeivable
adjective
perceiver
noun
语源
  1. Middle English: from a variant of Old French perçoivre, from Latin percipere 'seize, understand', from per- 'entirely' + capere 'take'
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