- 1n/pərˈsepʃən/ · /pəˈsepʃən/sensory perception知覺
The way your eyes, ears and other senses take in the world, and the way your brain turns what they receive into something you can understand.
文法不可數名詞：通常不加 a/an，也不加 -s 來表示複數。
這個意思的 perception 是身體層面的：光進到眼睛、聲音進到耳朵，然後腦把它們變成「看到一張桌子」「聽到有人叫我」。可以想成感官和大腦合作的那一段路。常見說法有 visual perception（視覺）、sensory perception（感官知覺）、depth perception（距離感）。
示範例句 · Example
Some animals have a sense of smell so sharp that their perception of the world is nothing like ours.
中文翻譯有些動物有一種如此敏銳的嗅覺，以至於它們對這個世界的知覺一點也不像我們的。
常見搭配
visual perception
視覺知覺
the way the eyes and brain work together to make sense of what you see
The test measures visual perception in young children.
sensory perception
感官知覺
taking in information through the senses
Cold water can dull sensory perception in the fingers.
depth perception
距離感、深度知覺
the ability to judge how far away things are
Good depth perception helps a lot in ball games.
alter perception
改變知覺
to change the way the senses take things in
A high fever can alter perception for a short time.
- 2n/pərˈsepʃən/ · /pəˈsepʃən/a view, belief看法
The way someone thinks about something and what they believe it is like, which may or may not match how it really is.
文法可數、不可數兩種都可以：有時要加 a/an 或 -s，有時不用加。
「perception」講的是「在某個人腦中，這件事長什麼樣子」。它跟 fact 不一樣：兩個人看同一件事，可以有完全不同的 perception，而且各自都當真。所以這個字常出現在 public perception、change people's perception 這類說法裡，重點是「大家怎麼想」，不是「事實如何」。
常見搭配
public perception
大眾的看法
what most ordinary people believe about something
Public perception of the plan improved after the open meeting.
change someone's perception
改變某人的看法
to make someone see something in a new way
One visit changed her perception of country life.
a different perception of something
對某事不同的看法
a way of seeing something that is not the same as another person's
Parents and teenagers often have a different perception of the same evening.
perception of risk
對風險的認知
how dangerous people believe something is
People's perception of risk rises after a story is in the news.
- 3n/pərˈsepʃən/ · /pəˈsepʃən/insight洞察力
正式A natural ability to understand people or situations quickly and to notice things that other people miss.
文法不可數名詞：通常不加 a/an，也不加 -s 來表示複數。
這個意思的 perception 是在稱讚一個人：不用別人說明，就看得出事情的關鍵或別人的心情。它是不可數的能力，前面常加 great／unusual／remarkable，跟 show、have 搭配。因為帶褒義，多用在書面或正式的評語裡。
常見搭配
show perception
展現洞察力
to prove that you understand people or situations well
Her questions showed real perception.
great / unusual perception
極佳／不尋常的洞察力
a very strong ability to notice and understand
He writes about family life with unusual perception.
with perception
帶著洞察地
in a way that shows deep understanding
She spoke about the problem calmly and with perception.
用法接近
perceptivesensitivityjudgement
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
perceptionnoun/pəˈsɛpʃn̩/
- 1
The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information.
- 2
Conscious understanding of something.
- have perception of time
- 3
Vision (ability)
- 4
Acuity
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