sensible
名词 n.
形容词 adj.
英 /ˈsɛn.sɪ.bəl/|[ˈsɛn.sɪ.bl̩]
美 /ˈsɛn.sə.bəl/|[ˈsɛn.sə.bl̩]|/ˈsen.sɪ.bəl/|[ˈsen.sɪ.bl̩]
英文释义
名词 n.
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Sensation; sensibility.
— Our temper changed […] which must needs remove the sensible of pain.
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That which impresses itself on the senses; anything perceptible.
— Aristotle distinguished sensibles into common and proper.
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That which has sensibility; a sensitive being.
— This melancholy extends itself not to men only, but even to vegetals and sensibles.
形容词 adj.
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Acting with or showing good sense; able to make good judgements based on reason or wisdom, or reflecting such ability.
— They ask questions of someone who thinks he's got something sensible to say on some matter when actually he hasn't.
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Characterized more by usefulness, practicality, or comfort than by attractiveness, formality, or fashionableness, especially of clothing.
— I only wear high heels on formal occasions; otherwise, I prefer sensible shoes.
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Able to be sensed by the senses or the psyche; able to be perceived.
— For Plato the belief in sensible objects is fallible.
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Able to feel or perceive.
— Would your cambric were sensible as your finger.
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Liable to external impression; easily affected; sensitive.
— a sensible thermometer
- Of or pertaining to the senses; sensory.
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Cognizant; having the perception of something; aware of something.
— He cannot think at any time, waking or sleeping, without being sensible of it.Fanny Hill
词汇关系
词源
词源 1
From Latin sēnsibilis (“perceptible by the senses, having feeling, sensible”), from sentiō (“to feel, perceive”).
词源 2
From Latin sēnsibilis (“perceptible by the senses, having feeling, sensible”), from sentiō (“to feel, perceive”).
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