perception
nounWord Family
- perceive verb
- perception noun
- perceptive adjective
- perceptible adjective (≠ imperceptible)
- [uncountable, countable] (formal)
an idea, a belief or an image you have as a result of how you see or understand something 看法;見解 a campaign to change public perception of the police 改變警察公衆形象的運動 - perception that…
There is a general public perception that standards in schools are falling. 公衆普遍認爲,學校的水平都在下降。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentb2There's a general perception that standards of healthcare are falling. 人們普遍認爲醫療服務的水平在下降。 The growing perception that their needs were being ignored spurred the group to further action. 越來越多的人認爲他們的需求被忽視,這促使該組織采取進一步行動。 a marketing strategy to overcome negative public perception of the company 一種消除公衆對該公司負面看法的營銷策略 Your brand name should create a distinctive perception in the customer's mind. 你的品牌名稱應該在顧客心中建立起一種與衆不同的感覺。 This film challenges traditional perceptions of older people. 這部電影挑戰了老年人的傳統觀念。 This study dispels the perception that men are better drivers. 這項研究消除了人們認爲男人駕車水平更高的看法。 Further research should lead to an enhanced perception of the issues facing developing nations. 進一步的研究應該會提高對發展中國家所面臨問題的認識。 We need to gain a clearer perception of how young people feel about the problem. 我們有必要更清楚了解年輕人對這一問題的想法。 Movies have shaped our perception of many historical events. 電影左右了我們對許多歷史事件的看法。 The book explores the changing perceptions about gender. 這本書探討了不斷變化的對性别的看法。 The company wanted to boost the overall perception of the brand. 該公司希望提升品牌的整體認知度。 The survey reflects the perceptions of business people around the world. 該調查反映了世界各地商界人士的看法。 These developments hardly affected the public perception of the crisis. 進展情況幾乎沒有影響公衆對危機的看法。
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the way you notice things, especially with the senses 知覺;感知 Everyone's perception of reality is slightly different. 每個人對現實的感受都稍有不同。 visual perception 視覺
Extra ExamplesIf we improve drivers' hazard perception, road deaths will fall. 如果我們提高司機們感知危險的能力,交通死亡人數就會下降。 The computer changes our perceptions of place and time. 計算機改變了我們的時空觀。 cultural differences in risk perception between European students and their American counterparts 歐洲學生和美國學生之間在風險認知方面的文化差異 heightened perception caused by drugs 吸食毒品後産生的飄飄然的感覺
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the ability to understand the true nature of something synonym insight洞察力;悟性 She showed great perception in her assessment of the family situation. 她對家庭狀況的分析顯示出敏銳的洞察力。 They have little perception of how ordinary people live their lives. 他們對普通人的生活方式知之甚少。
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin perceptio(n-), from the verb percipere ‘seize, understand’, from per- ‘entirely’ + capere ‘take’.