perceptive

adjective

/pəˈseptɪv/

/pərˈseptɪv/

Word Family

perceive verb
perception noun
perceptive adjective
perceptible adjective (≠ imperceptible)

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(approving) having or showing the ability to see or understand things quickly, especially things that are not obvious
- a highly perceptive comment
- It was very perceptive of you to notice that.
- The article gives a perceptive analysis of the way bureaucracies work.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- about
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(specialist or formal) connected with seeing, hearing and understanding
- our innate perceptive abilities

Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin perceptivus, from percept- ‘received, understood’, from the verb percipere ‘seize, understand’, from per- ‘entirely’ + capere ‘take’.

单词	perceptive
释义	perceptive adjective /pəˈseptɪv/ /pərˈseptɪv/ Word Family perceive verb perception noun perceptive adjective perceptible adjective (≠ imperceptible) jump to other results (approving) having or showing the ability to see or understand things quickly, especially things that are not obvious a highly perceptive comment It was very perceptive of you to notice that. The article gives a perceptive analysis of the way bureaucracies work. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb extremely fairly very … preposition about See full entry (specialist or formal) connected with seeing, hearing and understanding our innate perceptive abilities Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin perceptivus, from percept- ‘received, understood’, from the verb percipere ‘seize, understand’, from per- ‘entirely’ + capere ‘take’.
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