Word · Frequency #2372
sensitives
通灵者;灵媒
sensitives is the plural of sensitive.
A person with paranormal sensitivity, especially one who acts as a medium between the living and the dead.
- 1.
A person with a paranormal sensitivity to something that most cannot perceive.
对大多数人无法感知的事物有超自然敏感度的人。
- 2.
someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
作为生者与死者之间的中介的人
对大多数人无法感知的事物有超自然敏感度的人。;作为生者与死者之间的中介的人;敏感的;易感的
In use
The sensitive claimed she could help the family contact their deceased grandfather.
Many people visit the sensitive for guidance from the spirit world.
The sensitive's visions often revealed messages from the departed.
Connections
Collocations
- psychic sensitive
- 通灵者
- The psychic sensitive claimed to sense spirits in the old house.这位通灵者声称能感觉到老房子里的幽灵。
- gifted sensitive
- 有天赋的通灵者
- As a gifted sensitive, she could perceive emotions others hid.作为有天赋的通灵者,她能感知到别人隐藏的情绪。
- young sensitive
- 年轻的通灵者
- The young sensitive struggled to control her visions.这位年轻的通灵者难以控制自己的幻视。
- the sensitive's gift
- 通灵者的天赋
- The sensitive's gift allowed her to communicate with the dead.这位通灵者的天赋使她能与死者交流。
Synonyms
- medium
- 灵媒 · 最贴近 sensitive 的名词用法,指能与死者沟通、作为生死两界中介的人;比 psychic 更具体地指向通灵媒介。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
sensitive 里有 sense(感知),能感知到常人看不到的东西,就是通灵者。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:parapsychology、spiritualism、paranormal fiction 作为名词时,sensitive 通常特指通灵者或灵媒,多用于灵异、超心理学或相关作品中。日常口语更常说 psychic 或 medium,这一用法比较专业或略带书面色彩。
Grammar Note
作为可数名词,指通灵者。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 sensitive 完全押韵的常用词很少。以下词中,relative /ˈrɛlətɪv/、negative /ˈnɛɡətɪv/、positive /ˈpɑːzətɪv/ 与 sensitive 一样,末尾都是弱读的 /ətɪv/,但重读元音及紧接的辅音不同,不构成严格押韵;creative /kriˈeɪtɪv/、native /ˈneɪtɪv/、active /ˈæktɪv/ 的 -tive 读音也有明显差别(常见为 /eɪtɪv/ 或 /æktɪv/),只能算拼写近似。注意不要从拼写直接推断读音。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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