學測英文-精準背單字

sensitive / sensory 易混淆字

sensitive 是「敏感的」,sensory 是「感官的」。

sensitive

敏感的
容易受到影響,常接 to。
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People who are more sensitive to anxiety can panic after viewing a thriller.
對焦慮比較敏感的人,看完驚悚片後可能會恐慌。(對焦慮敏感)
  • panic:這裡當動詞,「驚慌」
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Worse yet, exposure to graphic violence and bloodshed can make them less sensitive to real-life violence and more accepting of aggression.
更糟的是,接觸血腥暴力與流血場面,可能讓他們對現實中的暴力變得比較不敏感,也更能接受攻擊行為。(對暴力不那麼敏感)
  • worse yet:「更糟的是」
  • exposure to…:「接觸 / 暴露於…」,expose 是「暴露」
  • graphic:「逼真露骨的」,graphic violence 就是毫不掩飾的血腥暴力
  • bloodshed:「流血」,blood + shed(灑出)
  • aggression:「攻擊行為」
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Fostering empathy…By seeing an animal up close, the public could be encouraged to be more sensitive and compassionate to a species that is facing extinction in the wild.
培養同理心……近距離看到動物,大眾可能會更敏感,也更有同情心,去對待在野外面臨絕種的物種。(有同理心)
  • foster:「培養 / 促進」,本義是「寄養」,像養育孩子一樣慢慢培養
  • up close:「近距離」
  • compassionate:「有同情心的」,名詞是 compassion
  • face:這裡是「面臨」
  • the public:「大眾」

sensory

感官的
和 sense「感官」有關,如視覺、聽覺。
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To be qualified as “extra virgin,” the oil must also pass both an official test in a laboratory and a sensory evaluation by a trained tasting panel.
要符合「特級初榨」的資格,這種油還必須通過實驗室的官方檢驗,以及訓練有素的品油小組的感官評鑑。(感官評鑑)
  • be qualified as…:「具備…的資格」
  • sensory evaluation:「感官評鑑」,sensory 與 sense(感官)有關
  • panel:「評審小組」

怎麼判斷

自我檢測

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1. People who are more ____ to anxiety can panic after viewing a thriller.
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2. To be qualified as “extra virgin,” the oil must also pass both an official test in a laboratory and a ____ evaluation by a trained tasting panel.
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3. Worse yet, exposure to graphic violence and bloodshed can make them less ____ to real-life violence and more accepting of aggression.

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