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- formal wise, or attempting to appear wise〈正式〉贤明的, 睿智的; 装作聪明的。
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- (chiefly in science fiction) intelligent（主要指科幻小说中）智能的：
sapient life forms.
智能生命形式。
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- of or relating to the human species (Homo sapiens)（与）人类（有关）的：
our sapient ancestors of 40,000 years ago.
我们四万年前的智人祖先。
- a human of the species Homo sapiens（人类中的）人。
派生词
sapience
nounsapiently
adverb词源
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin sapient- 'being wise', from the verb sapere.