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单词 sentient
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
sen•tient /ˈsɛnʃənt/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. having the power to feel by the senses;
    conscious:Are plants sentient beings?
sen•tience, n. [uncountable]See -sent-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sen•tient  (sen′shənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. having the power of perception by the senses;
    conscious.
  2. characterized by sensation and consciousness.

n. 
  1. a person or thing that is sentient.
  2. [Archaic.]the conscious mind.
  • Latin sentient- (stem of sentiēns, present participle of sentīre to feel), equivalent. to senti- verb, verbal stem + -ent- -ent
  • 1595–1605
sen′tient•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sentient /ˈsɛntɪənt/ adj
  1. having the power of sense perception or sensation; conscious
 n
  1. rare a sentient person or thing
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin sentiēns feeling, from sentīre to perceive

ˈsentiently adv
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