sentient

英 [ˈsentiənt] 美['sɛntɪənt]
  • adj. 有感情的;有感觉力的;意识到的
  • n. 有知觉的人

GRE畅通词汇

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1、senti- + -ent.

中文词源


sentient 有感觉能力的,有知觉力的

来自拉丁语 sentire,感觉,感知,词源同 sense.-ent,形容词后缀。

英文词源


sentient (adj.)
1630s, "capable of feeling," from Latin sentientem (nominative sentiens) "feeling," present participle of sentire "to feel" (see sense (n.)). Meaning "conscious" (of something) is from 1815.

双语例句


1. Man is a sentient being.
人是有感觉的生物。

来自《权威词典》

2. Our reaction to software as sentient is both unconscious and unavoidable.
我们将软件视为一个生命体是无意识的,也是不可避免的.

来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

3. The condition of several moved him as he would have been moved by maimed sentient beings.
其中有几处,让他看了非常难过,就象他看见有感觉的活东西受到残害那样.

来自辞典例句

4. Yesterday that peace and prosperity were the birthright of all sentient beings.
昨天和平与繁荣还是所有人与生俱来的权利.

来自电影对白

5. What constitutes a sentient life form?
法律对一个有知觉的生命是在定义的?

来自电影对白