aware

aware

英 [ə'weə]
　　美 [ə'wɛr]

adj. 意識到的；知道的；有…方面知識的；懂世故的
　　n. (Aware)人名；(阿拉伯、索)阿瓦雷

adj.(形容詞)aware主要指根據感覺器官聽、視或根據敏銳的智力推斷而得知自身或外界的實際情況。aware還可作“懂事的,明智的,敏銳的”解。aware是表語形容詞,常接of短語或名詞從句。aware of後接除what以外的wh-從句時of可省略。aware後接that從句可看作是aware of the fact that...省略瞭the fact。aware不用於比較等級。aware可用very much, fully, quite, well等詞修飾,但不用very修飾。aware後可接of或that從句。

He is aware of her presence.
他知道她會出席。He is aware that we are here.
他意識到我們在這。

I am not aware how long he has lived here.
我不知道他在這住瞭多久瞭。

I am well aware of that.
我知道這事。

中文詞源：

aware 意識到

前綴a-同ad-. 詞根ware, 看，見ware, 留意，詞源同ward, 看。

例句：

1. He became more aware of the things that started that tension off.
他越來越清楚地認識到引起緊張局勢的原因。

2. He must have been aware that my parents' marriage was breaking up.
他一定已經知道我父母的婚姻即將破裂。

3. Sometimes we are not consciously aware of these feelings.
有時候我們沒有意識到這些情感。

4. Businesses are now more aware of the importance of the "pink pound".
現在商傢更加意識到同性戀族群消費力、即所謂“粉紅英鎊”的重要性。

5. He was aware of the stink of stale beer on his breath.
他知道自己嘴裡有股變味啤酒的餿味。