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单词 perceptions
释义

perception

noun

per·​cep·​tion pər-ˈsep-shən How to pronounce perception (audio)
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
perceptional
pər-ˈsep-shnəl How to pronounce perception (audio)
-shə-nᵊl
adjective

Synonyms

  • discernment
  • insight
  • perceptiveness
  • perceptivity
  • sagaciousness
  • sagacity
  • sageness
  • sapience
  • wisdom
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Example Sentences

It is ironic that the impact of smoking on nonsmokers, rather than on smokers themselves, is what finally transformed the regulation and cultural perception of the cigarette. Allan M. Brandt, The Cigarette Century, 2007 Some drugs cause blurred vision and changes in color perception, or increased tears. Sallie Tisdale, Harper's, June 2007 The urge of these acolytes is not dramatic but mercantile—to traduce all personal history, to subvert all perception or insight, into gain, or the hope of gain. David Mamet, Jafsie and John Henry Essays, 1999 Everything is research for the sake of erudition. No one is taught to value himself for nice perception and cultivated taste. Robert Frost, letter, 2 Jan. 1915 a writer of considerable perception, she remembers how it feels to be confused and insecure a growing perception of the enormity of the problem See More
Recent Examples on the Web And this week, in the run-up to releasing a paperback edition of her book, My Body, Ratajkowski has been peppering in a flurry of observations about gender and sexuality, pleasure and power, attention and perception. Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 7 Sep. 2022 So this perception of all millennials being superficial, lazy doesn't necessarily hold true. CBS News, 7 Sep. 2022 No matter how many evangelical preachers are caught in love nests, no matter how much un-Jesus-like hatred some of them spew from their pulpits—this perception will never be dislodged. Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2022 Failure to meet those expectations could turn the perception around him quickly. David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2022 Getting run out of the building by Georgia is going to leave a mark, though, and could color a season-long national perception of Oregon and, to a lesser extent, the Pac-12 at large. Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2022 Yet, a major barrier to intervention is the perception adults hold about Black girls. Andrea Joseph-mccatty, The Conversation, 1 Sep. 2022 Quarterback John Colvin might be changing that perception. Anton Williams, al, 1 Sep. 2022 That perception doesn’t change a lot with this valiant Netflix adaptation. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin perception-, perceptio act of perceiving, from percipere — see perceive

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

perception

noun

per·​cep·​tion pər-ˈsep-shən How to pronounce perception (audio)
1
: a judgment resulting from awareness or understanding
Visiting the beautiful park changed her perception of the city.
2
: the ability to understand (as meanings and ideas)
He's a child of remarkable perception.
3
: understanding or awareness gained through the use of the senses
depth perception

Medical Definition

perception

noun

per·​cep·​tion pər-ˈsep-shən How to pronounce perception (audio)
: awareness of the elements of environment through physical sensation
color perception
some sensation of perception of the extremity after amputation is felt by 98% of patients Orthopedics & Traumatic Surgery
compare sensation sense 1a

perceptions

noun

plural of perception
as in understandings
the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something a growing perception of the enormity of the problem

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • understandings
  • appreciations
  • grasps
  • apprehensions
  • comprehensions
  • grips
  • conceptions
  • percipiences
  • absorptions
  • holds
  • assimilations
  • realizations
  • uptakes
  • digestions
  • visualizations
  • enlightenments

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • misperceptions
  • misinterpretations
  • misunderstandings
  • incomprehensions
  • misapprehensions
  • miscomprehensions
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