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(of people and their behaviour 人及其行为 able to make good judgements based on reason and experience rather than emotion; practical 明智的；理智的；合理的；切合实际的 She's a sensible sort of person. 她属于那种通情达理的人。 I think that's a very sensible idea. 我看这个主意很妥当。 I think the sensible thing would be to take a taxi home. 我想还是坐出租车回家比较好。 Say something sensible. 说点正经的。 a sensible approach/decision/solution/option 明智的方法/决定/解决方案/选择 Diplomacy is the only sensible way to resolve this dispute. 外交是解决这一争端的唯一明智的方法。 This is an eminently sensible approach. 这是一个非常明智的方法。 - sensible about something
We have to be sensible about this. 我们必须对此保持理智。 We are just asking people to be sensible about the amount of water they use. 我们只是要求人们对他们使用的水量保持理智。 - it is sensible to do something
It is sensible to have contingency plans in place. 制定应急计划是明智的。 - it is sensible for somebody to do something
It would be sensible for the government to take precautionary measures. 政府采取预防措施是明智的。
Which Word? sensible / sensitivesensible / sensitiveSensible and sensitive are connected with two different meanings of sense.- Sensible refers to your ability to make good judgements:
She gave me some very sensible advice. 她给了我一些非常合理的建议。 It wasn’t very sensible to go out on your own so late at night. 这么晚一个人单独外出是不太明智的。
- Sensitive refers to how easily you react to things and how much you are aware of things or other people:
sensitive 涉及反应和洞察力： a soap for sensitive skin 敏感皮肤用的肥皂 This movie may upset a sensitive child. 这部影片可能使敏感的孩子感到难过。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesb1Ben's usually pretty sensible. 本通常很通事理。 I wish you'd be sensible for once! 我希望你能理智点，哪怕就一次！ She was a sensible little girl, and would never get into a car with a stranger. 她是一个懂事的小女孩，永远不会和陌生人一起上车。 That wasn't a very sensible thing to do! 那么做可不太明智！ In the state I was in, this seemed a perfectly sensible remark. 根据我当时的情况，这么说似乎完全合乎情理。 That advice sounds sensible enough. 那个建议听起来相当合理。 This approach seems very sensible to me. 在我看来，这个方法似乎很明智。 Choose a sensible diet and stick to it. 选择合理的饮食，并且坚持下去。
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(of clothes, etc. 服装等 useful rather than fashionable 朴素而实用的 sensible shoes 朴实而舒适的鞋
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Word Originlate Middle English (also in the sense ‘perceptible by the senses’): from Old French, or from Latin sensibilis, from sensus ‘faculty of feeling, thought, meaning’, from sentire ‘feel’.