• adj. 敏感的；感覺的；[儀] 靈敏的；感光的；易受傷害的；易受影響的
• n. 敏感的人；有靈異能力的人

來自 sense,感覺，知覺，-itive,形容詞后綴。引申諸相關(guān)比喻義。

sensitive (adj.)

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.

1. The issue of foreign troops on Turkish soil is a sensitive one.

在土耳其領(lǐng)土上駐扎外國軍隊這個問題非常敏感。

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2. Sensitive Cream will not strip away the skin's protective layer.

敏感肌膚專用面霜不會破壞皮膚表面的保護層。

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3. He's a sensitive lad and some of the criticism has stung him.

他是個敏感的小伙子，有些批評刺痛了他。

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4. Markets are very sensitive to any upsets in the Japanese economic machine.

市場對日本經(jīng)濟機器出現(xiàn)的任何問題都極其敏感。

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5. The classroom teacher must be sensitive to a child'sneeds.

班主任必須對小學生的需求體察入微。

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