late 14c., in reference to the body or its parts, "having the function of sensation;" also (early 15c.) "pertaining to the faculty of the soul that receives and analyzes sensory information;" from Old French sensitif "capable of feeling" (13c.) and directly from Medieval Latin sensitivus "capable of sensation," from Latin sensus, past participle of sentire "feel perceive" (see sense (n.)).
Meaning "easily affected" (with reference to mental feelings) first recorded 1816; meaning "having intense physical sensation" is from 1849. Original meaning is preserved in sensitive plant (1630s), which is "mechanically irritable in a higher degree than almost any other plant" [Century Dictionary]. Meaning "involving national security" is recorded from 1953. Related: Sensitively; sensitiveness.
中文解释
1、sens- + itive.2. sensitive to 敏感.3. 不能说 I dislike it. 而是 I am sensitive to it.4. sensitive paper 感光纸.
实用例句
1. The issue of foreign troops on Turkish soil is a sensitive one.
在土耳其领土上驻扎外国军队这个问题非常敏感。
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2. Sensitive Cream will not strip away the skin's protective layer.
敏感肌肤专用面霜不会破坏皮肤表面的保护层。
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3. He's a sensitive lad and some of the criticism has stung him.
他是个敏感的小伙子，有些批评刺痛了他。
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4. Markets are very sensitive to any upsets in the Japanese economic machine.
市场对日本经济机器出现的任何问题都极其敏感。
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5. The classroom teacher must be sensitive to a child'sneeds.
