sentient

C1 大学 FREQ #26322

a. 有感觉力的, 意识到的 n. 有知觉的人

发音

UK /ˈsɛn.ti.ənt/
其它
US /ˈsɛn.ʃi.ənt/
US /ˈsɛn.ʃənt/

词形变化

sentients 复数 sentients more sentient 比较级 most sentient 最高级

教材释义与例句

名词

有知觉的人

形容词

有感情的；有感觉力的；意识到的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Lifeform with the capability to feel sensation, such as pain.

  2. 2.

    An intelligent, self-aware being.

    媒体
adj. C1
  1. 1.

    Experiencing sensation, thought, or feeling.

    感受的

    Consider fish, who are apparently sentient yet cognitively extremely primitive in comparison with humans.

    Obviously, other morally relevant considerations would apply to the case of a sentient fetus, as by acquiring sentience it acquires interests and moral status.

  2. 2.

    Able to consciously perceive through the use of sense faculties.

  3. 3.

    Possessing human-like awareness and intelligence.

    媒体

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

animate

反义词 1

insentient

近义相关 2

conscious sensate

词源

From Latin sentiēns (“feeling, perceiving”), present active participle of sentiō.

来源：wiktionary