单词 | sensation |
释义 | sensation —sensationless, adj. /sen say"sheuhn/, n. 1. the operation or function of the senses; perception or awareness of stimuli through the senses. 2. a mental condition or physical feeling resulting from stimulation of a sense organ or from internal bodily change, as cold or pain. 3. Physiol. the faculty of perception of stimuli. 4. a general feeling not directly attributable to any given stimulus, as discomfort, anxiety, or doubt. 5. a mental feeling, esp. a state of excited feeling. 6. a state of excited feeling or interest caused among a number of persons or throughout a community, as by some rumor or occurrence. 7. a cause of such feeling or interest: The new Brazilian movie was the sensation of the film festival. [1605-15; < ML sensation- (s. of sensatio), equiv. to LL sensat(us) SENSATE + -ion- -ION] Syn. 2, 4. See sense. 6. excitement, stimulation, animation; agitation, commotion, perturbation. |
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