percept
percept — noun
- perceptsingular
- perceptsplural
1. A mental image or impression that your brain creates from what you see, hear, fe
A mental image or impression that your brain creates from what you see, hear, feel, taste, or smell.
When Rania stared at the optical illusion, her percept of the arrow's direction kept flipping.
percept + of + noun phrase showing which sense
Two people can look at the same cloud and form different percepts of its shape.
form + percepts + of + noun phrase
The blind child's percept of a tree came through touch rather than sight.
A familiar percept, like the smell of baking bread, can bring back old memories.
- impression
less technical; used for any vague mental effect, not only sensory
- sensation
focuses on the raw physical feeling rather than the organised mental image
- sense-datum
a formal philosophical term for the raw element given by the senses, narrower in scope
文法句型
percept + of + noun phrase
用法筆記
Usually followed by of + a noun phrase naming the thing being perceived. Frequently used in psychology and philosophy, less often in everyday conversation.