sensitive /'sensitiv/

Meaning

English definition

• (adj.) responsive to physical stimuli
• (adj.) being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others
• (adj.) hurting

Chinese translation

• a. 敏感的, 易感的, 灵敏的, 感光的
• [机] 敏感的, 灵敏的, 感度高的

Word details

Part of speech

adjective

Pronunciation

/'sensitiv/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.46 · Rare

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sensible · sensitivity · sensibility

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