sapient
adjective formal uk/ˈseɪ.pi.ənt/ us/ˈseɪ.pi.ənt/
聪明的,会思考的
intelligent; able to think
She is sapient, conscious, able to hold an intelligent discussion. 她聪明、有洞察力,能够进行有见地的讨论。
贤明的,睿智的
wise
his failure to heed my sapient advice 他对我睿智谏言的无视
the sapient king 贤明的国王
(人类学用语)智人的;具有智人特征的
relating to the human species Homo sapiens
We may inherit a universal linguistic blueprint from our sapient ancestors of 40,000 years ago. 我们可能从4万年前的智人祖先那里继承了一个具有共性的语言蓝图。
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- The court said it was her loss of her cognitive, sapient state that was the moral warrant to remove her ventilator.
- The creature is not just sentient, it is sapient.
- Our sapient legislature made it the law of the land.
- Neanderthal groups who lived nearby the sites of more sapient cave users