perceive
/pəˈsiːv/verb
with obj.
1
- become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand认识到, 意识到; 理解：
his mouth fell open as he perceived the truth
当他意识到真相时, 他吃惊得张大了嘴巴
with clause he was quick to perceive that there was little future in such arguments.他很快意识到这样的争论不会有什么结果。
1.1
- become aware of (something) by the use of one of the senses, especially that of sight察觉, 感觉; 看出：
he perceived the faintest of flushes creeping up her neck.
他察觉到她的脖子上冒出了一丝红晕。
2
- interpret or look on (someone or something) in a particular way; regard as把（人, 物）看作, 认为：
if Guy does not perceive himself as disabled, nobody else should
如果盖伊不把自己看作残疾人, 别人就谁也不该这么看
with obj. and infinitive some geographers perceive hydrology to be a separate field of scientific enquiry.有些地理学家将水文学看作科学探索的一个独立领域。
派生词
perçeivable
adjectiveperceiver
noun词源
Middle English: from a variant of Old French perçoivre, from Latin percipere 'seize, understand', from per- 'entirely'+capere 'take'.