喜樂美語

核心畫面

Picture a needle so finely balanced that the smallest change makes it move. That is the whole word: reacting to signals other things would not even register. Whether that reads as a gift or a problem depends on what is doing the reacting — a person who picks up how you feel, skin that in the sun, feelings that easily, or a topic that reacts badly to rough handling.

可以想成：一根平衡得極細的指針，一點點變化就讓它動起來。這就是這個字的全部：對別的東西根本察覺不到的訊號有反應。至於…更多收起可以想成：一根平衡得極細的指針，一點點變化就讓它動起來。這就是這個字的全部：對別的東西根本察覺不到的訊號有反應。至於這件事讀起來是天賦還是麻煩，要看是什麼在反應——一個接收得到你情緒的人、一被曬就紅的皮膚、一碰就痛的心情，或是一個經不起粗魯處理的話題。

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感覺得到別人的心情

把那根指針裝在人身上，對準別人的情緒：別人還沒說出口，你已經接收到了。

sensitive (caring) · adjective · B2

Able to notice and understand how other people feel, and to care about their problems.

體貼；善解人意

容易被弄痛或影響

同樣的低門檻，但反應的結果是受傷：心一碰就疼，皮膚一曬就紅。

easily upset · adjective · B2

Easily upset or hurt by things that happen or by what people say.

敏感；易受傷

需要小心處理的議題

把「一碰就有反應」用在事情上：這個話題只要處理得粗糙一點，就會出狀況。

sensitive (topic) · adjective · B2

Describing a subject or situation that must be handled carefully because it is secret or might upset people.

敏感的（議題）

Also in this word

sensitive (to changes) · adjective · B2

Able to notice and react to very small changes in things like light, heat, or movement.

靈敏的

原始詞典資料10 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。

sensitiveadj/ˈsɛn.sɪt.ɪv/

  • 1

    Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses.

    • The sensitive faculty most part overrules reason, the soul is carried hoodwinked, and the understanding captive like a beast.
  • 2

    Responsive to stimuli.

    • The engine seemed a little sensitive to wet rails, and in consequence the uphill work was not so good north of Dundee as it had been earlier. But I have noted this same "touchiness" on the part of the "A4s", and other modern British 4-6-2s, so that in this respect No. 2006 proved no exception.
  • 3

    Easily offended, upset, or hurt.

    • Max is very sensitive; he cried today because of the bad news.
  • 4

    Capable of offending, upsetting, or hurting.

    • Religion is often a sensitive topic of discussion and should be avoided when dealing with foreign business associates.
  • 5

    Meant to be concealed or kept secret.

    • These are highly sensitive documents.
    • Xeltan: I cannot speak more about this problem; it is too sensitive. Suffice it to say, she has compromised my authority as a diplomat.
  • 6

    Being aware of the feelings of others and taking care not to offend them.

    • Thank you for being sensitive.
  • 7

    Important, intricate, and requiring great delicacy.

    • The president's untimely statement disrupted some very sensitive negotiations.
  • 8

    Accurate; able to register small changes in some property.

另外 1 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    archaicHaving paranormal abilities that can be controlled through mesmerism.

sensitivenoun/ˈsɛn.sɪt.ɪv/

  • 1

    A person with a paranormal sensitivity to something that most cannot perceive.

    • [I]t is quite certain that many of their fears were unfounded, and centred upon perfectly innocent people - especially those who were what we now call "mediumistic" or "sensitives".
    • After all, Madame Rosita was a sensitive.

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。