sensibly

/ˈsɛnsəbɫi/ adv

In a sensible manner; in a way that shows good sense.

Word Origin Sensibly comes from Latin sentire 'to feel, perceive.' Sensible originally meant 'able to be felt,' then shifted to 'having good sense.' The -ly makes it an adverb. The same root gives us sense, sensation, sensitive, sentiment, and sentence (originally a way of thinking). So sensibly means acting with good perception.

adv In a sensible manner; in a way that shows good sense.

She sensibly decided to save money instead of making impulsive purchases.

(副词) 明智地;理智地;合理地

她明智地决定存钱而不是冲动购物。

(adverbio) sensatamente; con sensatez; juiciosamente; razonablemente; prudentemente [De manera sensata; de un modo que muestra buen juicio.]

Ella sensatamente decidió ahorrar dinero en lugar de hacer compras impulsivas.

(adverbe) sagement; judicieusement; raisonnablement; avec bon sens [De manière sensée et raisonnable ; avec bon sens.]

Elle a sagement décidé d'économiser de l'argent au lieu de faire des achats impulsifs.

(Adverb) vernünftigerweise; klugerweise [Auf vernünftige, besonnene Weise; in einer Art und Weise, die gesunden Menschenverstand zeigt.]

Sie entschied **sensibly**, Geld zu sparen, statt impulsiv einzukaufen.

(副詞) 賢明に;良識を示す方法で。

彼女は衝動的に買う代わりに貯金するという賢明な判断をした。

(advérbio) sensatamente; judiciosamente; prudentemente; com bom senso [De maneira sensata; de forma que demonstra bom senso.]

Ela decidiu sensatamente poupar dinheiro em vez de fazer compras impulsivas.

adv In a way that can be sensed or noticed; perceptibly.

The temperature dropped sensibly as the sun set behind the mountains.

(副词) 可感知地;明显地;显著地

当太阳落山时,温度明显下降了。

(adverbio) perceptiblemente; notablemente; apreciablemente; sensiblemente; considerablemente [De manera que puede ser percibida o notada; perceptiblemente.]

La temperatura descendió perceptiblemente cuando el sol se ocultó detrás de las montañas.

(adverbe) sensiblement; perceptiblement; notablement [De manière perceptible et notable ; sensiblement.]

La température a baissé sensiblement au coucher du soleil derrière les montagnes.

(Adverb) spürbar; merklich [In einer Weise, die spürbar oder wahrnehmbar ist; merklich.]

Die Temperatur sank **sensibly**, als die Sonne hinter den Bergen unterging.

(副詞) 感知できる程度に;明らかに。

太陽が山の向こうに沈むと、気温は明らかに下がった。

(advérbio) perceptivelmente; notavelmente; sensivelmente [De forma que pode ser percebida ou notada; perceptivelmente.]

A temperatura caiu perceptivelmente quando o sol se pôs atrás das montanhas.

Word parts: sens + ible + ly

Common collocations

can verb very adv use verb talk verb quite adv eat verb decide verb avoid verb deal verb plan verb act verb behave verb

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