1.senate n.參議院,上議院( an assembly or council usually possessing high deliberative and legislative functions)
詞根記憶:sen(老)+ate(表人,職位)--資格老的人組成的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)班子--上議院
例:The Senate has approved the immigration legislation.
派生詞:senator(n.參議員)
2.sensation n.感覺(awareness);引起轟動的人或事(wonder)
詞根記憶:sens(感覺)+ation--感覺
例:the sensation of pain疼痛感//a worldwide sensation舉世轟動的事
3.sensational a.轟動的(of or relating to sensation or the senses);非常好的(exceedingly or unexpectedly excellent or great)
詞根記憶:來自sensation(n.感覺;轟動)
例:Published during the late eighteenth century, Diderot's factual Encyclopedia and his friend Vottaire's fictional Candide were the cause of a scandal so sensational that both men prudently chose to embark on extended vacations in nearby Austria.
派生詞:sensationalist(n.感覺論者)
4.sensible a.明智的(wise)
例:A sensible preservation strategy would assist the farmers to modernize their farms.
5.sensitive a.(to)敏感的;易波動的( highly responsive or susceptible)
詞根記憶:sens(感覺)+itive--感覺靈敏的--敏感的
例:Some insects are not sensitive to the pesticide.
派生詞:sensitivity(n.敏感:敏感度)
同根詞:sensory(a.感覺的;感官的)
6.sensitize v.(使某人或某事物)敏感(to make sensitive)
例:An allergy has sensitized my eyes to pollution in the air.
7.sentence n.句子(a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language);宣判,判決(judgment);v.判決,宣判(to impose a sentence on)
例:Some legislators advocate mandating a sentence of life in prison for anyone who, having twice served sentences for serious crimes, is subsequently convicted of a third serious crime.
派生詞:sentential(a.句子的:判決的)
8.sentient a.有感覺的,有知覺的(aware)
詞根記憶:sent(感覺)+ient--有感覺的
例:Some people think that scientists ought not to test the safety of new drugs on sentient animals.
9.sentiment n.多愁善感(a tender feeling or emotion);思想感情
詞根記憶:senti(感覺)+ment--思想感情
例:There is considerable sentiment among voters in most areas of the state for restriction of smoking.
派生詞:sentimental(a.多愁善感的)
同根詞:sensory(a.感覺的):resentment(n.怨恨)
adj. 易受外界影響的,易受感染的