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consciousness

/kon-shuhs-nis/US // ˈkɒn ʃəs nɪs //

意识,觉悟,觉悟性,思想意识

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the state of being conscious; awareness of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
    • : the thoughts and feelings, collectively, of an individual or of an aggregate of people: the moral consciousness of a nation.
    • : full activity of the mind and senses, as in waking life: to regain consciousness after fainting.
    • : awareness of something for what it is; internal knowledge: consciousness of wrongdoing.
    • : concern, interest, or acute awareness: class consciousness.
    • : the mental activity of which a person is aware as contrasted with unconscious mental processes.
    • : Philosophy. the mind or the mental faculties as characterized by thought, feelings, and volition.

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Examples

  • QAnon, left unchecked for years, has tapped into the mainstream consciousness and is now involving people who may not even realize they’re being manipulated by QAnon-driven initiatives.

  • I’ve been defending this view on the grounds that it offers the best solution to the hard problem of consciousness.

  • Lewis-Williams argues that altered states of consciousness were likely still important as a way of journeying between these different cosmic realms.

  • Over the past decade, the NBA has increasingly been at the forefront of social consciousness among sports leagues.

  • You open your eyes, come to your senses, and slide from dream state to consciousness.

  • As soon as the criminal left the shop, the victim snapped back into consciousness and tried to chase after him.

  • However we strain to distract ourselves, our consciousness of death heightens our awareness of evil.

  • However, this has reduced consciousness of risk among young people, making the message of fear meaningless.

  • And, as a result, an interesting and important text has burst out of the archives and into public consciousness.

  • Your acid experiences also seem to dovetail with expanding your musical consciousness.

  • The controlling center of consciousness is the extreme limit of the nares anteri.

  • A ray of Consciousness is passed over that impression and you re-read it, you re-awaken the record.

  • Mine should be of pure steel; I have ordered her out of my consciousness these last weeks at the point of the bayonet.

  • A trap-door had opened in the floor of his consciousness; his first, early love sheltered in his aching heart again.

  • I watched over you till you recovered consciousness of your own accord, and now—now I am here to guide you safely back to the inn.