awareness
awareness — 名詞
1. the mental state of noticing the presence of something, or having a clear sense
意識；認知
知道某事存在或了解某情況的狀態
the mental state of noticing the presence of something, or having a clear sense of what a situation, issue, or topic involves — usually because you have read about it, been told about it, or lived through it yourself.
The charity walk aims to raise awareness of childhood diabetes among parents in Taipei.
這場慈善健走活動旨在提升台北家長對兒童糖尿病的認知。
collocation: raise awareness of [issue]
Public awareness of food allergies has grown sharply in Taiwanese schools over the last decade.
過去十年，台灣校園對食物過敏的認知大幅提升。
collocation: public awareness of [topic]
Living abroad gave Mei a deeper cultural awareness that helped her work with international clients.
在國外生活讓美儀培養出更深的文化意識，有助於她和國際客戶合作。
Therapy helped Daniel build the self-awareness he needed to manage his anger at work.
心理諮商幫助丹尼爾建立起自我覺察，讓他在工作中能控制怒氣。
The city ran an awareness campaign teaching drivers to share the road with cyclists.
市政府推動宣導活動，教導駕駛人如何與自行車騎士共享道路。
- consciousness
more formal; often used for being aware of one's identity or social issues, e.g. 'social consciousness'
- knowledge
wider; refers to facts you have learned, while 'awareness' stresses simply knowing that something exists
- understanding
implies grasping how something works, not just knowing it is there
- recognition
stresses noticing or accepting that something is true or important
- ignorance
lack of any knowledge about a subject
- unawareness
neutral opposite, less common in everyday speech
- obliviousness
stronger; suggests being completely unconcerned or not noticing at all
文法句型
awareness of + noun
awareness that + clause
raise/increase/promote awareness
用法筆記
Almost always uncountable. Subject is typically a person, group, or the public; the thing known follows with 'of' + noun or a that-clause. Frequently appears in fixed collocations such as 'raise awareness', 'public awareness', and compounds like 'self-awareness' or 'awareness campaign'.