"be conscious of" 是英语中常用的短语,核心含义是"意识到;觉察到;知道",强调主体对某事物或状态有清醒的、主动的感知(包括心理上的认知或生理上的觉察)。
"conscious" 本身表示"清醒的;有意识的",因此"be conscious of" 字面是"对……保持清醒的意识",引申为"意识到/觉察到某事物的存在、重要性或影响"。
该短语通常用于"主语 + be动词 + conscious of + 宾语" 结构,宾语可以是名词、代词、动名词(doing),也可扩展为"be conscious that + 从句"(后接完整句子)。
直接连接具体或抽象的事物,说明"意识到某事物"。
I am conscious of my mistake.(我意识到自己的错误。)
She became conscious of a strange noise outside.(她觉察到外面有奇怪的声音。)
They are conscious of the importance of environmental protection.(他们意识到环保的重要性。)
强调"意识到正在发生的动作或已发生的行为"。
He was conscious of being followed by someone.(他觉察到有人在跟踪他。)
I wasn’t conscious of having hurt her feelings.(我没意识到伤害了她的感情。)
用完整的句子说明"意识到的内容",此时"of" 可省略,直接接"that"。
She is conscious (that) her English needs improvement.(她意识到自己的英语需要提高。)
The patient was conscious (that) the doctors were trying their best.(病人意识到医生们在尽全力。)
在"be动词"后加"not",表示"没意识到/没觉察到":
I was not conscious of the time passing so quickly.(我没意识到时间过得这么快。)
He is not conscious of how rude he was.(他没意识到自己有多粗鲁。)
be conscious of:强调"主动、清醒的觉察"(如生理上的感知或心理上的刻意认知);
be aware of:更侧重"知道、了解"(较日常,强调信息的获取)。
例:I’m aware of the rule, but I wasn’t conscious of breaking it.(我知道规则,但没意识到自己违反了。)
"be conscious of" 是表达"意识到"的正式且常用短语,核心是"对某事物保持清醒的认知",可灵活搭配名词、动名词或从句,适用于日常交流、写作等场景。