sentience
noun [ U ] uk/ˈsen.ti.əns/ /ˈsen.ʃəns/ us/ˈsen.ʃəns/
知觉
the quality of being able to experience feelings
Why are humans not willing to accept the full sentience of other animals? 为什么人类不愿意接受其它动物（也有）各种知觉。
Research on animal sentience is beginning to inform approaches to animal welfare. 对动物知觉的研究开始指导如何保障动物权益。
See: sentient
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- The growing appreciation of whale intelligence and sentience has added an ethical dimension to the issue of whaling.
- This thought experiment seeks to determine the moment of sentience of an artificial being.
- If you are asking if there is more sentience in a whale than a chicken, I'm not qualified to answer that.