英语词汇“sensible”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

sensible

/ˈsɛnsɪb(ə)l

adjective

1Done or chosen in accordance with wisdom or prudence; likely to be of benefit: I cannot believe that it is sensible to spend so much a sensible diet...

In the meantime, women should be getting the clear message about the many health benefits of adopting a sensible diet and engaging in regular exercise.
If spending on this scale is sensible, its wisdom ought to be demonstrable.
Drivers are more likely to respect a sensible approach to road safety such as locally controlled temporary limits, as used successfully by a number of other councils around the country.

1.1(Of a person) possessing or displaying prudence: he was a sensible and capable boy...

A number of normally sensible people in Europe have supported this proposition.
What sane, sensible person would throw more than a billion dollars at the overseas sharemarket at a time of major volatility?
Good, normally sensible drivers start thinking about taking chances.

2(Of an object) practical and functional rather than decorative: Mum always made me have sensible shoes...

Now that I'm officially old I'll have to settle down, buy a pair of sensible shoes and get something magnificently practical like a winch.
What I do care about is the practicality of running around in a sandpit with sensible shoes on for 10 minutes.
Part shrine, part purveyor of durable, practical and sensible outdoor gear, MEC has what you need - and they'll tell you exactly what that is and why.

3 archaic Readily perceived; appreciable: it will effect a sensible reduction in these figures...

And even if it did, our mind's ability to perceive what is sensible would not necessarily be accurate.
It is not even sufficient for perceiving merely sensible qualities such as colours and shapes.

3.1 (sensible of/to) Able to notice or appreciate; not unaware of: we are sensible of the difficulties he faces...

A truly humble man is sensible of his natural distance from God; of his dependence on him; of the insufficiency of his own power and wisdom.
For if the reason is sound, it is sensible of the body's diseases: but being itself diseased with those of the soul, it has no judgment in what it suffers.

Derivatives

sensibleness

/ˈsɛnsɪb(ə)lnəs/ noun ...

Call it post-thirties sensibleness, but we were both hankering for small suitcases with wheels and handles, although when it came to it Paul ended up buying a suitcase that completely enveloped the one I picked out.
It is the very lack of sensibleness that excites people.

Origin

Late Middle English (also in the sense 'perceptible by the senses'): from Old French, or from Latin sensibilis, from sensus (see sense).

单词	sensible
释义	sensible /ˈsɛnsɪb(ə)l / adjective 1Done or chosen in accordance with wisdom or prudence; likely to be of benefit: I cannot believe that it is sensible to spend so much a sensible diet... In the meantime, women should be getting the clear message about the many health benefits of adopting a sensible diet and engaging in regular exercise. If spending on this scale is sensible, its wisdom ought to be demonstrable. Drivers are more likely to respect a sensible approach to road safety such as locally controlled temporary limits, as used successfully by a number of other councils around the country. 1.1(Of a person) possessing or displaying prudence: he was a sensible and capable boy... A number of normally sensible people in Europe have supported this proposition. What sane, sensible person would throw more than a billion dollars at the overseas sharemarket at a time of major volatility? Good, normally sensible drivers start thinking about taking chances. 2(Of an object) practical and functional rather than decorative: Mum always made me have sensible shoes... Now that I'm officially old I'll have to settle down, buy a pair of sensible shoes and get something magnificently practical like a winch. What I do care about is the practicality of running around in a sandpit with sensible shoes on for 10 minutes. Part shrine, part purveyor of durable, practical and sensible outdoor gear, MEC has what you need - and they'll tell you exactly what that is and why. 3 archaic Readily perceived; appreciable: it will effect a sensible reduction in these figures... And even if it did, our mind's ability to perceive what is sensible would not necessarily be accurate. It is not even sufficient for perceiving merely sensible qualities such as colours and shapes. 3.1 (sensible of/to) Able to notice or appreciate; not unaware of: we are sensible of the difficulties he faces... A truly humble man is sensible of his natural distance from God; of his dependence on him; of the insufficiency of his own power and wisdom. For if the reason is sound, it is sensible of the body's diseases: but being itself diseased with those of the soul, it has no judgment in what it suffers. Derivatives sensibleness /ˈsɛnsɪb(ə)lnəs/ noun ... Call it post-thirties sensibleness, but we were both hankering for small suitcases with wheels and handles, although when it came to it Paul ended up buying a suitcase that completely enveloped the one I picked out. It is the very lack of sensibleness that excites people. Origin Late Middle English (also in the sense 'perceptible by the senses'): from Old French, or from Latin sensibilis, from sensus (see sense). Rhymes apprehensible, comprehensible, defensible, distensible, extensible, ostensible, reprehensible
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