Definition of sentient in English:

sentient

adjective ˈsɛnʃ(ə)ntˈsɛntɪəntˈsɛn(t)ʃ(i)ənt

Able to perceive or feel things.
有感知能力的；能感知的
she had been instructed from birth in the equality of all sentient life forms
她从一出生就被教导一切有感知的生命形式的平等性。
Example sentencesExamples
- Animals (or at least sentient animals) clearly have an interest in not being made to suffer.
- He shouldn't have embarked on the expeditions for the search of sentient life forms with his team.
- The Buddha taught that one should practice loving kindness to all sentient beings.
- No sentient beings lived on the planet, so it would not be terrible if they colonized it.
- Of course unless it is alive or sentient through other means, it cannot know about anything, even itself.
- Based on Mars, The Mysterons are sentient computers constructed by an alien civilisation.
- So he journeyed from world to world and took the souls of any sentient creature he came across.
- Its new policies start with the recognition these animals are sentient beings.
- What then do we do when the computer is as sentient as we are?
- People frequently complain that their questions nowadays are answered not by sentient humans but by machines.
- The entire series is built on speculation about alien life, sentient or otherwise.
- Most of us are aware that sentient life is not limited to two legs or even four.
- If you have a being that is not sentient, that is not even aware, then the killing of that being is not something that is wrong in and of itself.
- It reminds me of what it'd be like if one of our probes ever landed on a planet with sentient life.
- Why does an omniscient, omnipotent God allow pain and suffering to happen to sentient, living things?
- Yet that is what we, in effect, tell the millions of sentient creatures who are killed in lab experiments.
- A strange computer called Hal is about to become sentient and then go insane.
- Seems you just need to tell someone they're in a team with the computer to have them start deferring to it, as if it was sentient.
- There's even some argument that since it might be sentient, it would be unethical to destroy it.
- The subject matter of the social sciences is conscious sentient beings who act out of choice.
Synonyms
feeling, capable of feeling, living, live
conscious, aware, responsive, reactive

Derivatives

sentience

noun ˈsɛnʃ(ə)nsˈsɛntɪənsˈsɛn(t)ʃ(i)əns

But as far as gaining consciousness and sentience, it is futile.
Example sentencesExamples
- So we were talking about regular everyday stuff like quantum physics and artificial intelligence in robots, and the parameters by which we set the standards of sentience in robots.
- The spider possesses a finely tuned sentience, harmonized to the vibrations of the web of its own making, the web of its own life by which it survives or starves.
- But even with all of these arguments, it all comes down to one thing - at what stage the blob of cells which will become a small human being develops sentience.
- Other species have the same levels of cognition, sentience and ability to feel pain as small children, but because of this arbitrary line most people would eat one and not the other.

sentiency

noun

sentiently

adverb

But creatures - not just man - fight back sentiently, as well as instinctively.
Example sentencesExamples
- In my opinion civilized debate is about being sentiently and considerately conscious in the first place.
- People sentiently and sensorily apprehend culture rather than merely think it or act it.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin sentient- 'feeling', from the verb sentire.

Rhymes

consentient, trenchant

Definition of sentient in US English:

sentient

adjectiveˈsɛn(t)ʃ(i)əntˈsen(t)SH(ē)ənt

Able to perceive or feel things.
有感知能力的；能感知的
she had been instructed from birth in the equality of all sentient life forms
她从一出生就被教导一切有感知的生命形式的平等性。
Example sentencesExamples
- A strange computer called Hal is about to become sentient and then go insane.
- There's even some argument that since it might be sentient, it would be unethical to destroy it.
- Most of us are aware that sentient life is not limited to two legs or even four.
- So he journeyed from world to world and took the souls of any sentient creature he came across.
- What then do we do when the computer is as sentient as we are?
- Of course unless it is alive or sentient through other means, it cannot know about anything, even itself.
- The entire series is built on speculation about alien life, sentient or otherwise.
- If you have a being that is not sentient, that is not even aware, then the killing of that being is not something that is wrong in and of itself.
- He shouldn't have embarked on the expeditions for the search of sentient life forms with his team.
- People frequently complain that their questions nowadays are answered not by sentient humans but by machines.
- The subject matter of the social sciences is conscious sentient beings who act out of choice.
- Why does an omniscient, omnipotent God allow pain and suffering to happen to sentient, living things?
- No sentient beings lived on the planet, so it would not be terrible if they colonized it.
- Seems you just need to tell someone they're in a team with the computer to have them start deferring to it, as if it was sentient.
- It reminds me of what it'd be like if one of our probes ever landed on a planet with sentient life.
- Animals (or at least sentient animals) clearly have an interest in not being made to suffer.
- Yet that is what we, in effect, tell the millions of sentient creatures who are killed in lab experiments.
- The Buddha taught that one should practice loving kindness to all sentient beings.
- Based on Mars, The Mysterons are sentient computers constructed by an alien civilisation.
- Its new policies start with the recognition these animals are sentient beings.
Synonyms
feeling, capable of feeling, living, live

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin sentient- ‘feeling’, from the verb sentire.

单词	sentient
释义	Definition of sentient in English: sentient adjective ˈsɛnʃ(ə)ntˈsɛntɪəntˈsɛn(t)ʃ(i)ənt Able to perceive or feel things. 有感知能力的；能感知的 she had been instructed from birth in the equality of all sentient life forms 她从一出生就被教导一切有感知的生命形式的平等性。 Example sentencesExamples Animals (or at least sentient animals) clearly have an interest in not being made to suffer. He shouldn't have embarked on the expeditions for the search of sentient life forms with his team. The Buddha taught that one should practice loving kindness to all sentient beings. No sentient beings lived on the planet, so it would not be terrible if they colonized it. Of course unless it is alive or sentient through other means, it cannot know about anything, even itself. Based on Mars, The Mysterons are sentient computers constructed by an alien civilisation. So he journeyed from world to world and took the souls of any sentient creature he came across. Its new policies start with the recognition these animals are sentient beings. What then do we do when the computer is as sentient as we are? People frequently complain that their questions nowadays are answered not by sentient humans but by machines. The entire series is built on speculation about alien life, sentient or otherwise. Most of us are aware that sentient life is not limited to two legs or even four. If you have a being that is not sentient, that is not even aware, then the killing of that being is not something that is wrong in and of itself. It reminds me of what it'd be like if one of our probes ever landed on a planet with sentient life. Why does an omniscient, omnipotent God allow pain and suffering to happen to sentient, living things? Yet that is what we, in effect, tell the millions of sentient creatures who are killed in lab experiments. A strange computer called Hal is about to become sentient and then go insane. Seems you just need to tell someone they're in a team with the computer to have them start deferring to it, as if it was sentient. There's even some argument that since it might be sentient, it would be unethical to destroy it. The subject matter of the social sciences is conscious sentient beings who act out of choice. Synonyms feeling, capable of feeling, living, live conscious, aware, responsive, reactive Derivatives sentience noun ˈsɛnʃ(ə)nsˈsɛntɪənsˈsɛn(t)ʃ(i)əns But as far as gaining consciousness and sentience, it is futile. Example sentencesExamples So we were talking about regular everyday stuff like quantum physics and artificial intelligence in robots, and the parameters by which we set the standards of sentience in robots. The spider possesses a finely tuned sentience, harmonized to the vibrations of the web of its own making, the web of its own life by which it survives or starves. But even with all of these arguments, it all comes down to one thing - at what stage the blob of cells which will become a small human being develops sentience. Other species have the same levels of cognition, sentience and ability to feel pain as small children, but because of this arbitrary line most people would eat one and not the other. sentiency noun sentiently adverb But creatures - not just man - fight back sentiently, as well as instinctively. Example sentencesExamples In my opinion civilized debate is about being sentiently and considerately conscious in the first place. People sentiently and sensorily apprehend culture rather than merely think it or act it. Origin Early 17th century: from Latin sentient- 'feeling', from the verb sentire. Rhymes consentient, trenchant Definition of sentient in US English: sentient adjectiveˈsɛn(t)ʃ(i)əntˈsen(t)SH(ē)ənt Able to perceive or feel things. 有感知能力的；能感知的 she had been instructed from birth in the equality of all sentient life forms 她从一出生就被教导一切有感知的生命形式的平等性。 Example sentencesExamples A strange computer called Hal is about to become sentient and then go insane. There's even some argument that since it might be sentient, it would be unethical to destroy it. Most of us are aware that sentient life is not limited to two legs or even four. So he journeyed from world to world and took the souls of any sentient creature he came across. What then do we do when the computer is as sentient as we are? Of course unless it is alive or sentient through other means, it cannot know about anything, even itself. The entire series is built on speculation about alien life, sentient or otherwise. If you have a being that is not sentient, that is not even aware, then the killing of that being is not something that is wrong in and of itself. He shouldn't have embarked on the expeditions for the search of sentient life forms with his team. People frequently complain that their questions nowadays are answered not by sentient humans but by machines. The subject matter of the social sciences is conscious sentient beings who act out of choice. Why does an omniscient, omnipotent God allow pain and suffering to happen to sentient, living things? No sentient beings lived on the planet, so it would not be terrible if they colonized it. Seems you just need to tell someone they're in a team with the computer to have them start deferring to it, as if it was sentient. It reminds me of what it'd be like if one of our probes ever landed on a planet with sentient life. Animals (or at least sentient animals) clearly have an interest in not being made to suffer. Yet that is what we, in effect, tell the millions of sentient creatures who are killed in lab experiments. The Buddha taught that one should practice loving kindness to all sentient beings. Based on Mars, The Mysterons are sentient computers constructed by an alien civilisation. Its new policies start with the recognition these animals are sentient beings. Synonyms feeling, capable of feeling, living, live Origin Early 17th century: from Latin sentient- ‘feeling’, from the verb sentire.
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