sensation

名词 n.
发音 sĕn-sā'shən

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed. countable,uncountable
    — Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.
  2. Excitation of sensory organs. countable,uncountable
    — Coordinate term: perception
  3. A widespread reaction of interest or excitement. countable,uncountable
    — “Two or three months more went by; the public were eagerly awaiting the arrival of this semi-exotic claimant to an English peerage, and sensations, surpassing those of the Tichbourne case, were looked forward to with palpitating interest. […]”
  4. A remarkable person. countable,dated,figuratively,uncommon,uncountable
    — You truly are a sensation.
  5. A small serving of gin or sherry. archaic,countable,slang,uncountable
    — A Sensation . . . . Half-a-glass of sherry.

词形变化

sensations plural

词源

From Old French, from Medieval Latin sensatio, from Latin sensus.
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