sentient
🇬🇧 UK/'senʃәnt/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Capable of experiencing sensation, feeling, or conscious thought.
有感知能力的,有意识的
n.
A being capable of feeling sensation or conscious thought.
有知觉的生物
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.sentient beings有感知的生命
- 2.sentient creatures有意识的生物
- 3.[sentient life forms][有感知的生命形式]
- 4.fully sentient完全有意识的
Example Sentences
- 1.
Many philosophers argue that all sentient beings deserve protection from unnecessary suffering.
- 2.
The science fiction novel explored whether artificial intelligence could ever become truly sentient.
- 3.
As sentient creatures, humans have a moral responsibility toward the natural world.