单词 | non-sensational |
释义 | > as lemmasnon-sensational non-sensational adj. Brit. /ˌnɒns(ɛ)nˈseɪʃn̩(ə)l/ , /ˌnɒns(ɛ)nˈseɪʃən(ə)l/ , U.S. /ˌnɑnˌsɛnˈseɪʃ(ə)nəl/ , /ˌnɑnsənˈseɪʃ(ə)nəl/ (a) not of the kind that generates or is intended to generate great public interest and excitement; (b) not relating to sensation and the senses.ΚΠ 1870 Atlantic Monthly Oct. 509/2 The novel..is studiously non-sensational. 1909 W. M. Urban Valuation iv. 98 The non-sensational aspects of any experience are..describable in functional terms. 1921 B. Russell Anal. Mind iv. 81 (heading) Non-sensational elements in perception. 1991 F. Weldon Darcy's Utopia (BNC) 41 And that was how, in a gradual and non-sensational manner, Apricot's mother became her sister, and her grandmother her mother. < as lemmas |
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