sensible
adj
1
(a) (approv 褒) having or showing good sense(3); reasonable 识别力强的; 合理的
a sensible person, idea, course of action, suggestion 通情达理的人、 主意、 做法、 建议
It was sensible of you to lock the door. 你把门锁上了, 做得对.
(b) [attrib 作定语]
(of clothing, etc) practical rather than fashionable (指衣著等)实用而不时髦的
wear sensible shoes for long walks 为走长路而穿舒适的鞋.
2 [pred 作表语]
~ of sth (fml 文) aware of sth 觉察到某事物
Are you sensible of the dangers of your position? 你觉察出你处境中的危险了吗?
3 [attrib 作定语]
(dated 旧) that can be perceived by the senses (sense1); perceptible 可感觉到的
a sensible rise in temperature 可以感觉到的温度升高.
If you offered me six times what you have just offered, I would still take my pound of flesh.
即使你愿意我六倍于你刚才提出的钱数,我仍然要拿我应得的那一磅肉。
On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as shakespeare, wrote these words, Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. This good advice shows how it is possible to read