n. 感觉,官能;观念;道理;理智
vt. 感觉到;检测
n. (Sense)人名;(英)森斯
sense 感官,感觉,意义,含义,理解力,判断力
来自古法语 sens,感觉,知觉,理解,五种感官的功能,来自拉丁语 sensus,感觉的,知觉的, 感知的,过去分词格于 sentire,感觉,感知,知晓,来自 PIE*sent,感觉,可能来自 PIE*sent, 走,离开,送出,词源同 send.其逻辑关系可能为摸着石头过河,根据感觉找路。引申诸相 关词义。
A certain negro tribe has a special word for "see;" but only one general word for "hear," "touch," "smell," and "taste." It matters little through which sense I realize that in the dark I have blundered into a pig-sty. In French "sentir" means to smell, to touch, and to feel, all together. [Erich M. von Hornbostel, "Die Einheit der Sinne" ("The Unity of the Senses"), 1927]Meaning "that which is wise" is from c. 1600. Meaning "capacity for perception and appreciation" is from c. 1600 (as in sense of humor, attested by 1783, sense of shame, 1640s).