
sensitivity
词源
源自中古法语 'sensibilité',来自拉丁语 'sensibilitas',由 'sensibilis'(可感知的)和 '-itas'(表示状态的后缀)组成。
noun
❶ 敏感性,指对细微变化或外界刺激的敏锐感知能力,常用于描述人或事物对外界影响的反应程度。
“Her sensitivity to light makes her wear sunglasses even indoors.”
(她对光线很敏感,即使在室内也要戴太阳镜。)
“The device has high sensitivity to temperature changes.”
(这个设备对温度变化有很高的敏感度。)
❶ 情感上的细腻或易受伤害的特质,常用于描述人容易因小事而产生强烈情绪反应的特点。
“Don't criticize him too harshly - he has a lot of sensitivity about his work.”
(不要过分批评他,他对自己的工作非常敏感。)
“Her sensitivity makes her cry easily during emotional movies.”
(她的敏感性格使她在看感人的电影时很容易哭。)
常见短语
sensitivity training — 敏感性训练,指帮助人们提高对文化差异、性别问题等敏感性的培训课程。
“All employees must complete sensitivity training to work in our diverse workplace.”
(所有员工必须完成敏感性培训才能在我们多元文化的工作场所工作。)
sensitivity analysis — 敏感性分析,在商业或科学中用来评估不同因素对结果影响程度的方法。
“We performed a sensitivity analysis to see how price changes would affect profits.”
(我们进行了敏感性分析,看看价格变化会如何影响利润。)