高考英语词汇辨析：sensible/sensitive

　　sensible / sensitive

 

　　sensible: adjective meaning 'having common sense' i.e. 'not stupid'

　　sensible：形容词，意思是“有常识的”、“通情达理的”，也就是说“不笨”。
 

　　Examples:

　　例句：

　　I wish you would be more sensible about things.

　　I'm afraid you aren't being very sensible.

　　我希望你能更理性的看待这件事。

　　恐怕你不是很客观。

 

　　sensitive: adjective meaning 'to feel very deeply' or 'to hurt easily'

　　sensitive：形容词，意思是“敏感的”、“脆弱的”、“易受伤害的”
 

　　Examples:

　　例句：

　　You should be careful with David. He's very sensitive.

　　Mary is a very sensitive woman.

　　你和大卫相处要小心点，他非常敏感。

　　玛丽是个非常敏感的人。

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