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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarycon·scious I \ˈkän(t)-shəs\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Latin conscius, from com- + scire to know DATE 15921. perceiving, apprehending, or noticing with a degree of controlled thought or observation conscious of having succeeded was conscious that someone was watching2. archaic : sharing another's knowledge or awareness of an inward state or outward fact3. personally felt conscious guilt4. capable of or marked by thought, will, design, or perception5. self-conscious6. having mental faculties undulled by sleep, faintness, or stupor :awake became conscious after the anesthesia wore off7. done or acting with critical awareness a conscious effort to do better8. a. likely to notice, consider, or appraise a bargain-conscious shopper b. being concerned or interested a budget-conscious businessman c. marked by strong feelings or notions a race-conscious societySynonyms: see aware• con·scious·ly adverb II noun DATE 1919: consciousness 5English Etymologyconscious c.1600, from L. conscius "knowing, aware," from conscire (see conscience); probably a loan-translation of Gk. syneidos. A word adopted from the Latin poets and much mocked at first. Sense of "active and awake" is from 1837.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ consciouscon·scious / 5kCnFEs; NAmE 5kB:n- / adjective1. [not before noun] ~ of (doing) sth | ~ that aware of sth; noticing sth 意识到；注意到: She's very conscious of the problems involved. 她完全意识到了所涉及的问题。 He became acutely conscious of having failed his parents. 他深深感到自己辜负了父母的期望。 I was vaguely conscious that I was being watched. 我隐隐约约地觉察到有人在监视我。 OPP unconscious ⇨ see also self-conscious 2. able to use your senses and mental powers to understand what is happening 神志清醒的；有知觉的；有意识的: A patient who is not fully conscious should never be left alone. 神志并非完全清醒的病人必须时刻有人照料。 OPP unconscious 3. (of actions, feelings, etc. 行为、感情等) deliberate or controlled 慎重的；有意的；刻意的: to make a conscious decision 作出慎重的决定 I made a conscious effort to get there on time. 我刻意约束自己准时到达那里。 a conscious act of cruelty 有意而为的残暴行径 OPP unconscious ⇨ compare subconscious 4. being particularly interested in sth 特别感兴趣的；关注的: environmentally-conscious 有环保意识的 They have become increasingly health-conscious. 他们的健康意识越来越强。 • con·scious·ly adv.: Consciously or unconsciously, you made a choice. 不管是有意还是无意,你已作出了选择。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishconscious adj. 1 aware of sth VERBS be, seem | become | remain ADV. acutely, deeply (formal), extremely, highly, intensely, terribly, very She became acutely conscious that someone was watching her. We are now deeply conscious of these issues. | fully, perfectly | increasingly | hardly I was hardly conscious of my surroundings. | clearly | dimly, vaguely He fell, and was dimly conscious of Tara standing over him. | painfully All the time he was painfully conscious of how hard it was going to be to explain. | environmentally, politically, socially The company is extremely environmentally conscious (= aware of environmental problems and how to deal with them). PREP. of I am very conscious of the need for secrecy. PHRASES fashion/health/safety/security conscious fashion conscious teenagers 2 able to see/hear/feel VERBS be | become | remain She remained conscious throughout the operation. ADV. fully The patient is not yet fully conscious. | barely, hardly One man was so drunk as to be barely conscious. | half I was only half conscious. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionadj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: AWARE, alive, au courant, awake, cognizant, conversant, mindful, sensible, sentient, witting Related Words: noticing, noting, observing, perceiving, remarking; vigilant, watchful Contrasted Words: forgetful, oblivious, unmindful; disregarding, ignoring, overlooking Antonyms: unconscious 2 Synonyms: SELF-CONSCIOUS, affected, manneredWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedcon·sciousI. \ˈkänchəs sometimes ˈkȯn-\ adjectiveEtymology: Latin conscius, from com- + -scius (from scire to know) — more at science1. : knowing secret human thoughts : noting human actions — used of inanimate things as if capable of human perception < cries that fell upon the conscious air >2. : perceiving, apprehending, or noticing with a degree of controlled thought or observation : recognizing as existent, factual, or true: a. : knowing or perceiving something within oneself or a fact about oneself < conscious of his own deficiencies > < conscious of having succeeded > < the careful tread of one conscious of his alcoholic load — Thomas Hardy > — formerly used with to and a reflexive pronoun < conscious to himself of being remiss > b. : recognizing as factual or existent something external < Rose was conscious that she was steadily bringing the tiller over — C.S.Forester > < I suddenly became conscious that some one was looking at me — Oscar Wilde > — formerly used with to < conscious to a crime >3. obsolete : inwardly aware of guilt : having knowledge of wrongdoing : guilty4. a. : present especially to the senses : visible < the conscious grace of a thoroughbred horse > b. : subjectively perceived : personally felt < conscious guilt >5. a. : having rational power : capable of thought, will, design, or perception < not a mindless force but a conscious0 one, bent upon our destruction — C.B.Nordhoff & J.N.Hall > b. : involving rational power, perception, and awareness :embodying consideration and decision < our conscious actions > < all conscious experience has of necessity some degree of imaginative quality — John Dewey >6. : marked by self-consciousness : aware of the scrutiny of others to a point of not appearing natural or spontaneous : affected, mannered < she is artificial … one can feel always the heavily consciousperformer — G.J.Nathan >7. : mentally active : fully possessed of one's mental faculties :having emerged from sleep, faint, or stupor : awake < the patient becoming conscious as the anesthesia wears off >8. a. : marked by full recognition, candid acceptance, or frank espousal of a given role and often by pervasive conviction in filling it < a deliberate and conscious artist with an abiding care for craftsmanship — Times Literary Supplement > < a restrained … altogether conscious comedian, an artful creature of merriment — Time > b. : assumed, determined, treated, or executed with awareness, care, purpose, or consideration < a half-conscious effort, like our self-deceptive pretence of jollity at a threadbare joke — Nathaniel Hawthorne > < the settlers in Minnesota … had neither leisure nor impulse for a conscious art — American Guide Series: Minnesota >9. a. : likely to notice, consider, or appraise < a style-conscious buyer > b. : concerned with, interested in, realizing, or pondering significance or potentialities < modern air-conscious businessmen > c. : marked by a strong or compulsive complex of feelings or notions < an extremely class-conscious appeal >Synonyms: see awareII. noun(-es): consciousness 5

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