sensate matter

基本解释

He says mathematicians examine the form of things separated from matter, but since we wish the object to be seen, we will use a more sensate wisdom.
他认为数学家们所关注的是：审视脱离物质世界事物的存在形式，但由于我们更期待物体具有可见性，所以我们更愿使用可感知的智慧。
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Aesthetics, rooted as it is etymologically in the sensate and in feeling, is primarily concerned with matter, or in the calculated arrangement of symbols, which are in themselves material.
美学在词源学上根源于感知和感情，主要与物质相关，或是符号（本身也是物质）的精心安排。