Perception



GRE 蓝宝 TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 感觉; 洞察力
• ［英］ n.洞察力 ( quick, acute, and intuitive cognition)
• ［类］ illusion : perception / gaffe : judgment ( 幻觉是缺乏洞察力 / 不慎言行是缺乏判断力)
• ［例］ The blind man's perception of sound was very precise.

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Latin perception-, perceptio act of perceiving, from percipere
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. a result of perceiving ; observation
  • b. a mental image ; concept
• 2. obsolete consciousness
• 3.
  • a. awareness of the elements of environment through physical sensation <color perception>
  • b. physical sensation interpreted in the light of experience
• 4.
  • a. quick, acute, and intuitive cognition ; appreciation
  • b. a capacity for comprehension
• Synonyms: see discernment
• ? perceptional adjective

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