sensibility
sensibility
(pl. -ies)
[mass noun]
(pl. -ies)
[mass noun]
- the ability to appreciate and respond to complex emotional or aesthetic influences; sensitivity
敏锐；敏感性
the study of literature leads to a growth of intelligence and sensibility.
研究文学会使智力和敏感度增加。
■(sensibilities)a person's delicate sensitivity that makes them readily offended or shocked
（人易受冒犯或惊吓的）敏感；敏感神经
the scale of the poverty revealed by the survey shocked people's sensibilities.
调查揭示的贫穷程度震撼了人们的良知。
■(Zoology, dated)sensitivity to sensory stimuli
(动 旧)对感官刺激的敏锐度
- late Middle English (denoting the power of sensation): from late Latin sensibilitas, from sensibilis 'that can be perceived by the senses' (see sensible)
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