perception

The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something; a way of understanding or interpreting something.

• perceive/pəˈsiːv/(v)感知；认为
• perceptive/pəˈsɛptɪv/(adj)有洞察力的
• perceptible/pəˈsɛptɪbəl/(adj)可感知的

• public perception
• change perception
• perception of risk
• mismatch between reality and perception
• distorted perception
• manage perceptions
• alter perception

1. 1.Public perception of the company changed dramatically following the scandal.
2. 2.There is a gap between the perception of the problem and its actual severity.

• impression/ɪmˈprɛʃən/— an idea or opinion
• view/vjuː/— a personal opinion
• understanding/ˌʌndəˈstændɪŋ/— what someone knows about something

from Latin "perceptio" = a seizing, understanding, from "percipere" (to perceive)