perceive學測 L5KK [pɚˈsiv]/pɚˈsiv/
察覺;感覺到·視為;認為
學測閱讀理解常考的同義詞
Standing near the night market, he could perceive the smell of food in the air.

站在夜市附近,他能聞到空氣中食物的香味。

perceive 一字身兼「感官察覺」與「主觀認定」兩種用法,同一個動詞橫跨具體與抽象兩層次。

一個畫面:接收後解讀

感官接收眼耳等感官先捕捉到外界訊號
腦中解讀大腦把訊號轉譯成一種認定或看法

義項

麵包飄香B2verb察覺;感覺到
She could perceive the smell of bread from the bakery.
她能聞到麵包店飄來的麵包香味。
perceive a changeperceive a difference
規定不公B2verb視為;認為
Many students perceive the new rule as unfair.
許多學生認為這項新規定不公平。
perceive it as unfairbe perceived as a threat

片語

perceive a change察覺改變 →感覺到有變化發生
perceive a threat察覺威脅 →感覺到有威脅存在
be perceived as被人看待 →被別人這樣看待
widely perceived as普遍認定 →大多數人都這樣認定

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She could ___ the smell of bread from the bakery. (perceive / receive)

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perceive

perceive 是用感官察覺,receive 是收到東西,拼法相近但意思不同。

'Many students perceive the new rule as unfair.' 這句的 perceive 最接近哪個意思?(A) 用眼睛看到 (B) 認為某件事是如何 (C) 收到東西

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(B)

此句描述看法而非感官接收,對應「視為、認為」的用法。

字族

perception 知覺;看法・perceptive 敏銳的;有洞察力的

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