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单词 perceptive
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Definition of perceptive in English:

perceptive

adjective pəˈsɛptɪvpərˈsɛptɪv
  • Having or showing sensitive insight.

    an extraordinarily perceptive account of their relationship
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But no other book of the period offers such a perceptive account of how the colonial bourgeoisie lived and thought.
    • It is here that the conscious thought and the perceptive experience flow.
    • It also offers some perceptive insights into the personal and political place of art in modern life.
    • We grow more sensitive, more perceptive, more aware of others.
    • What an extraordinarily perceptive insight into so much of the rage that inflames the world today.
    • While in general that's a remarkably perceptive observation, somehow it does not seem to apply to this place.
    • You are perceptive and sensitive so listen to your intuition or gut feelings.
    • This man is part of history and his observations were perceptive, wise, eloquent, witty and charming.
    • It is both a wry and perceptive critique of the colonial system and a sharply observed account of childhood.
    • He was friendly, though, and very perceptive and sharp, but oftentimes he let his pen do the talking for him.
    • Natives of the Taurus-Scorpio group are enormously perceptive and highly sensitive.
    • It provides a perceptive insight into one of the great maritime mysteries of modern times.
    • The answer was not the result of any particularly perceptive insight; nor was I alone in giving it.
    • It is a perceptive account of life in an occupied city, in which victors and vanquished alike are corrupted and demoralized.
    • The pathos of this account is well complemented by a robust sense of humour and perceptive insights into human nature.
    • I felt he was a sensitive, poetic, perceptive and natural person.
    • She had always been quiet as a child, thoughtful and passive but very intuitive and perceptive.
    • She has such a sharp and perceptive intellect and can express complex ideas really clearly.
    • You are subtle and gracious yet keenly perceptive and observant at work, missing nothing but noting every detail or omission.
    • The witticisms of Oscar Wilde are without a doubt some of the most amusing and perceptive observations on society.
    Synonyms
    insightful, discerning, responsive, sensitive, observant
    piercing, penetrating, percipient, perspicacious, penetrative, intelligent, clever, canny, keen, sharp, sharp-witted, quick-witted, astute, shrewd, subtle, quick, ready, clear, acute, discriminating
    intuitive, thoughtful, deep, profound

Derivatives

  • perceptively

  • adverb pəˈsɛptɪvli
    • As she perceptively notes, this vision of a global system represents a new phase of capitalism which is ‘more universal, more unchallenged, more pure and more unadulterated than ever before’.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • By carefully orchestrating an expressive surface, he perceptively salvaged the internalized characteristics and secured them for posterity through the act of photography.
      • He therefore cleverly and perceptively shows through this creative example how an ‘enlightened false consciousness’ might arise from excessive introspection.
      • I hadn't taught Mark but the teachers who did said he was good-humoured, mild-mannered, a clever lad who answered perceptively but didn't want to draw attention to himself.
      • In the end, while the exhibition might be simple and unassuming, it perceptively emphasizes the variety of production and consumption of religious iconography prevalent in post-communist Romania.
  • perceptiveness

  • noun pəˈsɛptɪvnəspərˈsɛptɪvnəs
    • They have displayed a maturity and perceptiveness well beyond their years in this outstanding show.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Observe everything with extraordinary perceptiveness and insight.
      • His intuitive culinary perceptiveness and sophisticated approach to food culminate in his presentation of world-class cuisine served in the heart of New York City.
      • She is known for her intelligence, dry sense of humour, practicality and perceptiveness, almost as much as for her immense wealth.
      • They recognized his originality, intellect, perceptiveness, and verbal wizardry.
  • perceptivity

  • noun pəsɛpˈtɪvɪti
    • My thanks to him for his perceptivity.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Instead, as he shows with great perceptivity, it is the really motivated electorate that is taking to Web technologies with a vengeance.
      • Eloquence and perceptivity did not make Churchill prime minister of Great Britain; it was the fall of France that did so.
 
 

Definition of perceptive in US English:

perceptive

adjectivepərˈsɛptɪvpərˈseptiv
  • Having or showing sensitive insight.

    an extraordinarily perceptive account of their relationship
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It provides a perceptive insight into one of the great maritime mysteries of modern times.
    • I felt he was a sensitive, poetic, perceptive and natural person.
    • But no other book of the period offers such a perceptive account of how the colonial bourgeoisie lived and thought.
    • It is both a wry and perceptive critique of the colonial system and a sharply observed account of childhood.
    • The pathos of this account is well complemented by a robust sense of humour and perceptive insights into human nature.
    • She had always been quiet as a child, thoughtful and passive but very intuitive and perceptive.
    • It also offers some perceptive insights into the personal and political place of art in modern life.
    • This man is part of history and his observations were perceptive, wise, eloquent, witty and charming.
    • What an extraordinarily perceptive insight into so much of the rage that inflames the world today.
    • It is a perceptive account of life in an occupied city, in which victors and vanquished alike are corrupted and demoralized.
    • The answer was not the result of any particularly perceptive insight; nor was I alone in giving it.
    • Natives of the Taurus-Scorpio group are enormously perceptive and highly sensitive.
    • You are subtle and gracious yet keenly perceptive and observant at work, missing nothing but noting every detail or omission.
    • The witticisms of Oscar Wilde are without a doubt some of the most amusing and perceptive observations on society.
    • She has such a sharp and perceptive intellect and can express complex ideas really clearly.
    • He was friendly, though, and very perceptive and sharp, but oftentimes he let his pen do the talking for him.
    • It is here that the conscious thought and the perceptive experience flow.
    • You are perceptive and sensitive so listen to your intuition or gut feelings.
    • While in general that's a remarkably perceptive observation, somehow it does not seem to apply to this place.
    • We grow more sensitive, more perceptive, more aware of others.
    Synonyms
    insightful, discerning, responsive, sensitive, observant
 
 
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