a.ware
adj.(形容词)Having knowledge or cognizance:意识到的或认识到的:例句:aware of their limitations.认识到他们的局限性
Archaic Vigilant; watchful.【古语】 警惕的;戒备的
来源:Middle English 中古英语 variant of iwar iwar的变体 from Old English gewôr * see wer- 3源自 古英语 gewôr *参见 wer- 3
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aware.ness
n.(名词)<参考词汇><同义词>aware,cognizant,conscious,sensible,awake,alert,watchful,vigilant同义词>These adjectives mean mindful or heedful of something.这些形容词意为对某件事很留心或很注意。 Aware implies knowledge gained through one`s own perceptions, as of the attitudes of others, or by means of information: Aware 意指通过自己直觉,如根据别人的态度或者依靠某种信息方式而得到的认识: 例句:Are you aware of your opponent`s hostilityô你意识到了对手的敌意吗?
例句:I am aware that Congress has passed the legislation.我知道议会已经通过了立法。
Cognizant is a rather formal equivalent ofaware: Cognizant 是一个和aware相当的非常正式的词: 例句:.Our research indicates that the nation`s youth are cognizant of the law. (Jerry D. Jennings). .我们的调查表明全国的青年已有了法律意识. (杰里·D·詹宁斯)。
Conscious emphasizes the recognition of something sensed or felt: Conscious 强调某种感知到或感觉到的认识: 例句:.an importance . . . of which even Americans are barely conscious. (William Stanley Jevons). .一种甚至连美国人也几乎没有认识到的重要性. (威廉姆·斯坦利·杰文斯)。
Sensible implies knowledge gained through intellectual perception or through intuition: Sensible 指通过感性知觉或通过直觉得到的认识: 例句:.I am sensible that the mention of such a circumstance may appear trifling. (Henry Hallam).To beawake is to have full consciousness of something: .我觉得对这种细节的谈论是无聊的. (亨利·哈勒姆)。而awake 是对某件事有充分的意识:
例句:.as much awake to the novelty of attention in that quarter as Elizabeth herself. (Jane Austen). .在那一季对引人注意的新奇事物的感知象伊丽莎白自己一样多. (简·奥斯汀)。
Alert stresses quickness to recognize and respond: Alert 强调认识及反应的快捷性: 例句:alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came.当机会到来的时候充分认识到并攫住它。
Watchful and vigilant imply being on the lookout for what is dangerous or potentially so: Watchful a watchful parent with a toddler in tow; vigilant 指注意那些危险的或有潜在危险的事物: 例句:一个注意照看蹒跚学步的小孩儿的家长;
例句:keeping a vigilant eye on every building where a fire might start. 注意每一座可能发生火灾的大楼。
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