Sensitivity refers to the ability to understand and share the feelings of others, or to appreciate art and music, or a tendency to be easily offended. It can also mean being easily affected by something like food or cold, or the ability to measure small changes.
Sensitivity refers to the ability to understand and share the feelings of others, or to appreciate art and music, or a tendency to be easily offended. It can also mean being easily affected by something like food or cold, or the ability to measure small changes.
sen·si·tiv·ity/ˌsensəˈtɪvəti; NAmEˌsensəˈtɪvəti/noun(pluralsen·si·tiv·ities)to people's feelings 对他人的感情1[uncountable ]sensitivity(to sth) the ability to understand other people's feelings 体贴；体恤；体察◆sensitivity to the needs of children体察孩子们的需要◆She pointed out with tact and sensitivity exactly where he had gone wrong.她明确指出了他的错误所在，既委婉又体贴。to art/music/literature 对艺术╱音乐╱文学2[uncountable ]the ability to understand art, music and literature and to express yourself through them 敏锐的感觉；悟性◆She played with great sensitivity.她的表演很有悟性。being easily upset 容易生气3[uncountable , countable, usually plural ]a tendency to be easily offended or upset by sth 容易生气；易被惹恼；敏感◆He's a mixture of anger and sensitivity.他气量小又太敏感。◆She was blind to the feelings and sensitivities of other people.她无视他人的情感和敏感之处。OPP
insensitivity
of information/subject 信息；话题4[uncountable ]the fact of needing to be treated very carefully because it may offend or upset people 敏感性◆Confidentiality is important because of the sensitivity of the information.这情报很敏感，务必保密。to food/cold/light, etc. 对食物、低温、光等5[uncountable , countable, usually plural ]( technical 术语) the quality of reacting quickly or more than usual to sth 敏感性；过敏性◆food sensitivity食物过敏◆allergies and sensitivities过敏反应◆Some children develop a sensitivity to cow's milk.有的孩子对牛奶过敏。◆The eyes of some fish have a greater sensitivity to light than ours do.有些鱼的眼睛比人类的眼睛对光更敏感。to small changes 对细微变化6[uncountable ]the ability to measure very small changes 灵敏度◆the sensitivity of the test测试的灵敏度sensitivitysensitivitiessen·si·tiv·ity/ˌsensəˈtɪvəti; NAmEˌsensəˈtɪvəti/
1understanding people [singular, uncountable] the ability to understand other people’s feelings and problems: His comments show a lack of sensitivity. Interviewing victims of crime must be done with sensitivity. a teacher with great sensitivitysensitivity to She has always shown a sensitivity to audience needs and tastes.2situation/subject [uncountable] when a situation or subject needs to be dealt with carefully because it is secret or may offend people: It’s a matter of great political sensitivity.3body’s reaction [countable, uncountable] when someone reacts badly to a particular food, substance, animal etc and becomes ill: food sensitivitysensitivity to Many children have a sensitivity to cow’s milk.4easily offended [uncountable] when someone is easily upset or offended by things that people say5sensitivities [plural] someone’s feelings and the fact that they could be upset or offended: racial sensitivities6art/music etc [countable, uncountable] the quality of being able to express emotions through art, literature etc7reaction to changes [uncountable] the ability to react to very small changes in light, heat, movement etc: The sensitivity of the detector can be increased.8reaction to new situations [countable, uncountable] the fact of quickly reacting to new situations: the market’s price sensitivity
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[ˌsensəˈtɪvəti]
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敏感(59%)，灵敏度(39%)，多愁善感(1%)，感受性(1%)
n.敏感；敏感性；过敏
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