conscious

気づいている、自覚している

何かに気づいている、またはその存在を知っている。

やさしい英語で： If you are aware of something, you notice it or know it exists.

• I am conscious of the risks.
• She became conscious that someone was following her.
• Were you conscious of any change in his behaviour?

使い方： conscious of something (She was conscious of the noise outside.); conscious that… (He was conscious that everyone was watching him.)

類義語： aware

反対語： unaware

よく使う表現： conscious of something, conscious that something

意識がある

目が覚めていて、周りで起きていることがわかる。

やさしい英語で： Awake and able to know what is happening around you.

• The patient is conscious.
• She remained conscious after the accident.
• He was conscious but too weak to speak.

類義語： awake, alert

反対語： unconscious

よく使う表現： still conscious, remain conscious, fully conscious, barely conscious

意識を持つ

自分の存在や、自分の考えと感情を認識できる。

やさしい英語で： Able to know that you exist and experience your own thoughts and feelings.

• Could a machine ever be conscious?
• Philosophers disagree about which animals are conscious.
• A conscious being can experience its own thoughts.

類義語： self-aware

よく使う表現： conscious being, conscious mind, conscious experience