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sen·si·tiv·ityBrE /ˌsensəˈtɪvəti/NAmE /ˌsensəˈtɪvəti/ noun (sen·si·tiv·ities) ➤to people's feelings 对他人的感情 [U] ~ (to sth) the ability to understand other people's feelings 体贴；体恤；体察◆sensitivity to the needs of children 体察孩子们的需要◆She pointed out with tact and sensitivity exactly where he had gone wrong. 她明确指出了他的错误所在，既委婉又体贴。➤to art/music/literature 对艺术/音乐/文学 [U] the ability to understand art, music and literature and to express yourself through them 敏锐的感觉；悟性◆She played with great sensitivity. 她的表演很有悟性。➤being easily upset 容易生气 [U, C, usually pl.] a tendency to be easily offended or upset by sth 容易生气；易被惹恼；敏感◆He's a mixture of anger and sensitivity. 他气量小又太敏感。◆She was blind to the feelings and sensitivities of other people. 她无视他人的情感和敏感之处。 OPP insensitivity ➤of information/subject 信息；话题 [U] the fact of needing to be treated very carefully because it may offend or upset people 敏感性◆Confidentiality is important because of the sensitivity of the information. 这情报很敏感，务必保密。➤to food/cold/light, etc. 对食物、低温、光等 [U, C, usually pl.] (specialist) the quality of reacting quickly or more than usual to sth 敏感性；过敏性◆food sensitivity 食物过敏◆allergies and sensitivities 过敏反应◆Some children develop a sensitivity to cow's milk. 有的孩子对牛奶过敏。◆The eyes of some fish have a greater sensitivity to light than ours do. 有些鱼的眼睛比人类的眼睛对光更敏感。➤to small changes 对细微变化 [U] the ability to measure very small changes 灵敏度◆the sensitivity of the test 测试的灵敏度 |