
好词典

源自拉丁语 'sensus',意为'感觉、感知',通过古法语 'sens' 传入英语。
❶ 指人或动物的五种感官功能,包括视觉、听觉、嗅觉、味觉和触觉,用于感知外界信息。
“Dogs have a keen sense of smell.”
(狗拥有敏锐的嗅觉。)
“Blind people often develop sharper other senses.”
(盲人通常会发展出更敏锐的其他感官。)
❶ 指对某事物的理解或判断能力,常表现为常识或直觉。
“She had the sense to call for help immediately.”
(她很明智地立即呼叫了帮助。)
“Common sense tells us not to touch hot stoves.”
(常识告诉我们不要触碰热炉子。)
❶ 指通过感官察觉到某事物,或直觉上意识到某种情况的存在。
“I could sense tension in the room.”
(我能感觉到房间里的紧张气氛。)
“The device senses changes in temperature.”
(这个设备能感知温度变化。)
come to one's senses — 指恢复理智或清醒,通常用于描述某人从冲动或迷惑状态中醒悟过来。
“After the argument, he finally came to his senses and apologized.”
(争吵过后,他终于清醒过来并道了歉。)
make sense — 表示某事合理或能被理解,常用于肯定或疑问句中评价逻辑性。
“His explanation doesn't make sense to me.”
(他的解释对我来说说不通。)