perceptive
adj
(fml 文)
1 quick to notice and understand things 观察敏锐的; 善於理解的
The most perceptive of the three, she was the first to realize the potential danger of their situation. 她在他们三人中最敏感, 首先意识到他们处境的潜在危险.
2 having or showing understanding or insight; discerning 有理解力的; 有洞察力的; 有识别力的
a perceptive analysis, comment, judgement, etc 富有见地的分析、 评论、 判断等.
3 [attrib 作定语]
of or concerning perception 感知的; 有感知的; 有理解力的; 有洞察力的
perceptive skills 理解的技巧.
We can perhaps forgive those who said the moons of Jupiter were produced by Galileo's spyglass if we recall that in his day, as for centuries before, curved glass was the popular contrivance for producing not truth but illusion, untruth;