词根派生词是形容词aware词根+后缀ness，中文意思是n. 认识，意识感悟能力

He was tortured by an awareness of the equivocal nature of his position.他意识到很难解释自己的立场，因此备受折磨。

But more than that， it raises awareness.

但更重要的是，它提高了人们的意识。