English Dictionary

sensation

IPA（発音記号）

/sɛnˈseɪʃən/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 古語 俗語

A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed. / A widespread reaction of interest or excitement.

日本語の意味

身体に何かが触れることによって生じる感覚、知覚 / 広く注目や興奮を呼び起こす現象、出来事

When she stepped into the cold water, she felt a sharp sensation along her ankles.

彼女が冷たい水に足を入れたとき、足首に鋭い感覚が走った。

意味（1）

A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed.

Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.

意味（2）

A widespread reaction of interest or excitement.

Two or three months more went by; the public were eagerly awaiting the arrival of this semi-exotic claimant to an English peerage, and sensations, surpassing those of the Tichbourne case, were looked forward to with palpitating interest. […]

意味（3）

(slang, archaic) A small serving of gin or sherry.

A Sensation . . . . Half-a-glass of sherry.

sensations （ plural ）