Sensible and sensitive are connected with two different meanings of sense. * sensible 和 sensitive 与 sense 的两个不同含义相联系。
Sensible refers to your ability to make good judgements. * sensible 涉及判断：◆She gave me some very sensible advice.她给了我一些非常合理的建议。◆It wasn't very sensible to go out on your own so late at night.这么晚一个人单独外出是不太明智的。
Sensitive refers to how easily you react to things and how much you are aware of things or other people. * sensitive 涉及反应和洞察力：◆a soap for sensitive skin敏感皮肤用的肥皂◆This movie may upset a sensitive child.这部影片可能使敏感的孩子感到难过。
(ofclothes, etc.服装等) usefulratherthanfashionable朴素而实用的◆sensibleshoes朴实而舒适的鞋(formal or literary) awareofsth意识到；认识到◆Iamsensibleofthefactthatmathematicsisnotapopularsubject. 我知道数学课不受欢迎。OPPinsensibleHELPUsesilly (sense1) orimpractical (senses1and2) astheoppositefortheothersenses.用 silly（第 1 义）或 impractical（第 1 及第 2 义）作为 sensible 义项 1 和 2 的反义词。Words that look like opposites, but aren’tdifferent/indifferent,interested/disinterested,famous/infamous,flammable/inflammable,savoury/unsavoury,sensible/insensible,valuable/invaluable▸sens·iblyBrE/ˈsensəbli/NAmE/ˈsensəbli/adverb◆tobehavesensibly举止得体◆Hedecided, verysensibly, nottodrivewhenhewassotired. 他很累，所以决定不开车，这是很明智的。◆She'salwaysverysensiblydressed. 她的着装总是十分素雅得体。