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Sensational has two common meanings. First, something sensational causes a lot of excitement, shock, or strong feeling — news stories are often called sensational when they are dramatic or shocking, sometimes on purpose to grab attention. Second, in everyday speech, sensational can simply mean extremely good or — "The concert was sensational!" means it was .
轟動的;聳動的(新聞);棒極了(口語稱讚)
組成sensation (a strong feeling, or a piece of exciting news) + -al (turns it into an adjective).
同家族的字
- senseboth come from the Latin root "sent-/sens-", about feeling or perceiving
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
sensationaladj/sɛnˈseɪʃənəl/
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Of or pertaining to sensation.
- sensational nerves
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Piquing or arousing the senses.
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Provoking a reaction of interest or excitement.
- The standard ranges from runs that are almost sensational in the speed and brilliance of the work to the ultra-mediocre.
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Exceptionally great.
- Young Dutch keeper Tim Krul saw his value rocket up with a sensational display.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。