えいびん

[鋭敏] sharpness

【U】利口

subtlety

【C】《正式》巧妙；鋭敏

acumen

【U】《正式》鋭さ

sensibility

【U】［or a ～］

◇→鋭敏な

◇→鋭敏に

鋭敏
sharpness
keenness
sensitiveness
mental acumen

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えいびん【鋭敏】

sharpness

〖U〗利口

subtlety

〖C〗《正式》巧妙；鋭敏

acumen

〖U〗《正式》鋭さ

sensibility

〖U〗［or a ～］

◇ → 鋭敏な

◇ → 鋭敏に

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えいびん【鋭敏】

1 〔感覚が〕 ～な (感じ方が) sharp; keen; acute; (寒さ･痛みなどに) sensitive; 【生理】 irritable.

●鋭敏な聴覚 acute hearing; a quick ear

・鋭敏な反応 an extremely sensitive [a hair-trigger] reaction

・鋭敏な神経 an extremely delicate sensitivity; hypersensitivity; being very thin-skinned

・「あの病棟の異臭にはぞっとします」「そんなに鋭敏な神経ではこの仕事は務まらないよ」 “The stench in that ward makes me feel sick.”―“If you're that hypersensitive you won't be able to do this work.”

●彼女は特に高い音に鋭敏である. She catches high-pitched sounds particularly well. | She has particularly acute hearing for high-pitched sounds.

・彼は鼻が鋭敏だ. He has a good nose. | He has a keen [an acute] sense of smell.

2 〔才知が〕 ～な quick-witted; shrewd; clever; astute; canny; acute; keen; be quick (on the uptake).

●鋭敏な頭脳 《have》 a good head [a quick brain, an acute intelligence].

鋭敏さ 〔感覚の〕 hypersensitivity; sharpness; keenness; 〔才の〕 shrewdness; cleverness; astuteness; canniness; acuteness; keenness; 《have》 acumen.

鋭敏に 〔感覚が〕 with extreme sensitivity; 〔才が〕 quickly; shrewdly; cannily; with acumen.

●犬はわずかなにおいにも鋭敏に反応する. Dogs are extremely sensitive to even a weak smell.

・彼は頭が鋭敏に働く. He's quick [smart, quick-witted, acute, 《口》 quick off the mark]. | His brain works fast.