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单词 perception
释义 per·cep·tion
\pə(r)ˈsepshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin perception-, perceptio act of taking possession, obtaining, receiving, perceiving, from perceptus (past participle of percipere to take possession of, obtain, receive, perceive) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at perceive
1. : the receipt or collection of profits, rents, or crops — used chiefly in civil law
 < the lessee had the benefit of … the perception of the profits for the whole term — C.G.Addison >
2. obsolete : power of apprehension
 < matter hath no life nor perception, and is not conscious of its own existence — Richard Bentley †1742 >
3.
 a. : a result of perceiving : observation, discernment
  < it is a film bristling with sharp perceptions but lacking in coherence — Arthur Knight >
 b. : a mental image : concept
  < lyric perceptions of friendship, of love and lust — Edward Hubler >
  < endeavor to correct their perception of what is beautiful by the opinions of other people — A.C.Benson >
4.
 a. : awareness of the elements of environment through physical sensation : reaction to sensory stimulus
  < color perception >
  < depth perception >
  < since smell is a chemical sense, a contact is necessary for perception — R.N.Shreve >
  < some sensation of perception of the extremity after amputation is felt by 985 of patients — Orthopedics & Traumatic Surgery >
 b. : physical sensation as interpreted in the light of experience : the integration of sensory impressions of events in the external world by a conscious organism especially as a function of nonconscious expectations derived from past experience and serving as a basis for or as verified by further meaningful motivated action
5.
 a. : direct or intuitive recognition : intelligent discernment : appreciation, insight
  < a clear perception of the uncertain boundary which exists between the liberties freely permitted to the press and the area in which there are bound to be limitations — F.L.Mott >
  < renewed perception into the heart of human activity — H.V.Gregory >
 b. : a capacity for comprehension : intellectual grasp
  < persecutors were ordinary, reasonably well-intentioned people lacking in keen perception — C.H.Sykes >
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