having or showing the ability to understand things, especially things that are not obvious synonym perceptive敏锐的;理解透彻的;明察秋毫的 percipient comments 深透的评语 She was a percipient interpreter of the public mood. 她是公众情绪的敏锐解释者。
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin percipient- ‘seizing, understanding’, from the verb percipere.