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单词 sensitivo-rational
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sensitivo-rationaladj.

Brit. /sɛnsᵻˌtiːvəʊˈraʃn̩(ə)l/, /sɛnsᵻˌtiːvəʊˈraʃən(ə)l/, U.S. /ˌsɛnsəˌtivoʊˈræʃ(ə)nəl/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sensitivo-rationalis.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin sensitivo-rationalis ( W. Wollaston Relig. Nat. (1722) ix. 124) < sensitivus sensitive adj. + -o- -o- connective + classical Latin ratiōnālis rational adj.
Now rare.
Having, characterized by, or derived from the faculties of sensation and reasoning.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > [adjective] > and reason
sensitivo-rational1768
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > [adjective] > and sensitive
sensitivo-rational1768
1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued I. ii. 175 Man has been incompleatly defined a rational animal, he is rather, to use Mr. Woolaston's words, sensitivo-rational.
a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. ii. 391 We are but sensitivo rational creatures, having in our natures a spice of the Angel and of the beast.
1833 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 122 With respect to the cause of it, (man being sensitivo-rational only,) the pleasure appears to be primarily organic.
1870 Fraser's Mag. Feb. 161/1 The operation of natural laws controlling the sensitivo-rational imagination of man.
1951 Studies: Irish Q. Rev. 40 125 All our direct knowledge is sensitivo-rational.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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