- [uncountable, countable]
the ability to experience and understand deep feelings, especially in art and literature (尤指文藝方面的)感受能力,鑒賞力,敏感性 a man of impeccable manners, charm and sensibility 一個有魅力、懂感情、舉止無可挑剔的男人 artistic sensibility 藝術鑒賞力 They are accomplished linguists but have no literary sensibility. 他們是有成就的語言學家,但沒有文學敏感性。
- sensibilities[plural]
a person’s feelings, especially when the person is easily offended or influenced by something (尤指易受傷害或影響的)感情
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the power of sensation): from late Latin sensibilitas, from sensibilis ‘that can be perceived by the senses’, from sensus ‘faculty of feeling, thought, meaning’, from sentire ‘feel’.