sensitize
UK/'sensitaiz/US
GREC2
释义
v.
To make someone or something sensitive or responsive to a stimulus or issue
使敏感，使对…有反应；使具有感光性
词根拆分
词根派生sensit感觉，感知，意识到
+
-ize使成为，变成
=sensitize
sensitive + -ize（使…）=「使敏感」。可指生理上（sensitize skin 使皮肤敏感、使胶片感光）或意识上（sensitize people to an issue 让人们意识到某问题）。词根故事见 sensitive。
常用搭配
- 1.sensitize people to让人们意识到
- 2.sensitize the public提高公众意识
- 3.sensitize skin to使皮肤对…敏感
例句
- 1.
The workshops aim to sensitize staff to issues of discrimination.
这些研讨会旨在让员工意识到歧视问题。
- 2.
Repeated contact can sensitize the skin to certain chemicals.
反复接触会使皮肤对某些化学物质变得敏感。