1、per- "thoroughly" + cept- + -ion.
2、literally "take entirely".
3、figuratively "grasp with the mind, learn, comprehend, recognize, notice".
4、如今,在英语里只使用其比喻义、引申义。
中文词源
perception 感觉,知觉
来自perceive,感觉,感知。
英文词源
perception (n.)
late 14c., "receiving, collection," from Latin perceptionem (nominative perceptio) "perception, apprehension, a taking," from percipere "perceive" (see perceive). First used in the more literal sense of the Latin word; in secondary sense, "the taking cognizance of," it is recorded in English from 1610s. Meaning "intuitive or direct recognition of some innate quality" is from 1827.
双语例句
1. Television has irreversibly changed our perception of the Royal Family.
电视不可逆转地改变了我们对皇室的印象。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Human perception is highly imperfect and by definition subjective.