per·ceive
verb OPAL WOPAL S
/pəˈsiːv/
/pərˈsiːv/
(formal)Word Family
- perceive verb
- perception noun
- perceptive adjective
- perceptible adjective (≠ imperceptible)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they perceive | /pəˈsiːv/ /pərˈsiːv/ |
| he / she / it perceives | /pəˈsiːvz/ /pərˈsiːvz/ |
| past simple perceived | /pəˈsiːvd/ /pərˈsiːvd/ |
| past participle perceived | /pəˈsiːvd/ /pərˈsiːvd/ |
| -ing form perceiving | /pəˈsiːvɪŋ/ /pərˈsiːvɪŋ/ |
- to understand or think of somebody/something in a particular way
将…理解为；将…视为；认为 - perceive somebody/something/yourself (as something) This discovery was perceived as a major breakthrough.
这一发现被视为一项重大突破。 - I do not perceive myself as an expert.
我不认为自己是专家。 - A science degree and artistic interests are often perceived as incompatible.
科学学位和艺术兴趣通常被认为是不相容的。 - perceive somebody/something to be/have something They were widely perceived to have been unlucky.
人们普遍认为他们的运气不佳。
Extra Examples- It is widely perceived as a women's health problem, but it does also affect men.
这被广泛看作是女性健康问题，但实际上也影响男性。 - The General's words were perceived as a threat by countries in the region.
将军说的话被该地区所有国家看作是一种威胁。 - The remedy for the problem was only dimly perceived by scientists until recently.
直到最近科学家们才隐约意识到解决该问题的办法。 - Risks are perceived differently by different people.
不同的人对风险有不同的感觉。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- clearly
- distinctly
- dimly
- …
- be able to
- can
- be unable to
- …
- as
- commonly perceived
- generally perceived
- typically perceived
- …
- perceive somebody/something/yourself (as something) This discovery was perceived as a major breakthrough.
- to notice or become aware of something
注意到；意识到；察觉到 - perceive something I perceived a change in his behaviour.
我注意到他举止有些改变。 - perceive that… She perceived that all was not well.
她意识到一切都不顺利。 - perceive somebody/something to be/have something The patient was perceived to have difficulty in breathing.
发现病人呼吸困难。
Extra Examples- the world of directly perceived objects
直接感知的物质世界 - She perceived that all was not well within the organization.
她认为组织内部一切都不太顺利。 - The industrial bias of canal building can be readily perceived by looking at Figure 7.3.
从图 7.3 中可以很容易地看出开凿运河主要出于工业目的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- clearly
- distinctly
- dimly
- …
- be able to
- can
- be unable to
- …
- as
- commonly perceived
- generally perceived
- typically perceived
- …
- perceive something I perceived a change in his behaviour.
Word OriginMiddle English: from a variant of Old French perçoivre, from Latin percipere ‘seize, understand’, from per- ‘entirely’ + capere ‘take’.