Some engineers take the view that since so much effort has been put into making this system work it would be sensible in the short term to continue the same line rather than start afresh. 有些工程师认为,既然为这一系统起作用已付出如此巨大的努力,明智的做法是短期内将这项工作继续下去,而不是从头再来。
Mentally stable; sensible or sound. 思想稳健的;头脑明智的或清醒的
sensible
[ adj ]
showing reason or sound judgment
<adj.all> a sensible choice a sensible person
able to feel or perceive
<adj.all> even amoeba are sensible creatures the more sensible parts of the skin
readily perceived by the senses
<adj.all> the sensible universe a sensible odor
aware intuitively or intellectually of something sensed
<adj.all> made sensible of his mistakes I am sensible that the mention of such a circumstance may appear trifling sensible that a good deal more is still to be done
Sensible \Sen"si*ble\, a. [F., fr. L. sensibilis, fr. sensus sense.] 1. Capable of being perceived by the senses; apprehensible through the bodily organs; hence, also, perceptible to the mind; making an impression upon the sense, reason, or understanding; ?????? heat; sensible resistance.
Air is sensible to the touch by its motion. --Arbuthnot.
The disgrace was more sensible than the pain. --Sir W. Temple.
Any very sensible effect upon the prices of things. --A. Smith.
2. Having the capacity of receiving impressions from external objects; capable of perceiving by the instrumentality of the proper organs; liable to be affected physsically or mentally; impressible.
Would your cambric were sensible as your finger. --Shak.
3. Hence: Liable to impression from without; easily affected; having nice perception or acute feeling; sensitive; also, readily moved or affected by natural agents; delicate; as, a sensible thermometer. ``With affection wondrous sensible.'' --Shak.
4. Perceiving or having perception, either by the senses or the mind; cognizant; perceiving so clearly as to be convinced; satisfied; persuaded.
He [man] can not think at any time, waking or sleeping, without being sensible of it. --Locke.
They are now sensible it would have been better to comply than to refuse. --Addison.
5. Having moral perception; capable of being affected by moral good or evil.
6. Possessing or containing sense or reason; giftedwith, or characterized by, good or common sense; intelligent; wise.
Now a sensible man, by and by a fool. --Shak.
{Sensible note} or {Sensible tone} (Mus.), the major seventh note of any scale; -- so called because, being but a half step below the octave, or key tone, and naturally leading up to that, it makes the ear sensible of its approaching sound. Called also the {leading tone}.
{Sensible horizon}. See {Horizon}, n., 2. (a) .
Syn: Intelligent; wise.
Usage: {Sensible}, {Intelligent}. We call a man sensible whose judgments and conduct are marked and governed by sound judgment or good common semse. We call one intelligent who is quick and clear in his understanding, i. e., who discriminates readily and nicely in respect to difficult and important distinction. The sphere of the sensible man lies in matters of practical concern; of the intelligent man, in subjects of intellectual interest. ``I have been tired with accounts from sensible men, furnished with matters of fact which have happened within their own knowledge.'' --Addison. ``Trace out numerous footsteps . . . of a most wise and intelligent architect throughout all this stupendous fabric.'' --Woodward.
Sensible \Sen"si*ble\, n. 1. Sensation; sensibility. [R.] ''Our temper changed . . . which must needs remove the sensible of pain.'' --Milton.
2. That which impresses itself on the sense; anything perceptible.
Aristotle distinguished sensibles into common and proper. --Krauth-Fleming.
3. That which has sensibility; a sensitive being. [R.]
This melancholy extends itself not to men only, but even to vegetals and sensibles. --Burton.
Gov. Edward D. DePrete hailed the plan Thursday as a sensible approach to the drug problem, but civil libertarians complained that it would be unfair.
An overdue explanation of the company's sensible but modest ambitions in over-the-counter medicines should snuff out speculation of a big acquisition and rights issue.
I would only say that the showing on a sensible scale, and in a proper context, of Beuys, Kiefer and Baselitz, would have been entirely justifiable.
On the passenger side, the government may franchise one train service, half a dozen, or the lot over the next 10 years, depending on what rate of progress seems sensible.
He suggested that opponents of oil drilling, posing as environmentalists, prevent sensible debate on offshore developments, to wit: "We have drilled thousands of wells on the coasts, and we've had one major oil spill."
As proponents of public health, we are in favour of sensible and flexible regulation, but the imposition of VAT on food would be neither.
'It was sensible to maintain two sales organisations for Gambro and Hospal,' explains Mr Lindqvist.
Well, sensible as that prediction was, it didn't happen.
These ideas all sound sensible enough, but they mask important questions about the proper role of government in responding to the nation's economic challenges and industry's part in making America more competitive.
The board has failed to find sensible niche markets to bolt on to the leisure activities.' The board counters the brothers' arguments by pointing to a 40 per cent rise in pre-tax profits in the six months to June.
If one wants a rule, a more sensible one might be to hold the ratio of public sector debt to GDP constant at the current level of 38 per cent, which would imply a public sector borrowing requirement averaging about 2 per cent of GDP (Pounds 12bn).
"It isn't that we're not enthusiastic, it's that we're sensible," he says.
To avoid confusing lines of accountability, Mr Gummer will be accountable for all five departments' share of the budget - an unusual and sensible innovation. Bringing together these programmes will also make it easier to integrate regeneration projects.
There is no sensible answer.
A transfer tax would be the worst kind of betrayal of tax reform. By its very nature, this tax would discourage economically sensible deals.
"They've been looking to get their costs down, and this is a fairly sensible way to do it," he said.
"A two-minute (commercial) was a more sensible and economical way to go."
A sensible way to determine environmental priorities?
"I think it's very sensible," said Donald S. Howard, Citicorp's chief financial officer and a longtime colleague of Mr. Theobald.
The company maintains it was taking sensible measures to protect itself by monitoring Ms. Trutt.
As for Toyota, Inchcape was sensible enough to negotiate a long-term deal with the manufacturer, so it has plenty of time to reduce its dependence and has already made significant progress.
This might be a sensible choice for charities which find government contracts inhibiting their freedom to challenge the social order.
"This man is head and shoulders above any contemporary leader in South Africa," Tutu said. "Any sensible government would realize that Nelson Mandela is absolutely essential for peace and stability in southern Africa." Mandela turns 70 on Monday.
Separating federal from state and local budgets is not sensible, since the OMB estimates that federal grants pay for nearly 40% of the state and local investment.
The commission doesn't take a position on SDI (as it intentionally avoids most current policy disputes), but it argues that some kind of anti-ballistic missile defense is sensible.
Thus the 7 per cent devaluation of the Italian lira, combined with the Bundesbank's commitment to reduce German interest rates today, looks a sensible compromise.
Without such a strategy, Mr. Gorbachev's dextrous diplomacy could endanger Alliance cohesion and impede sensible burden-sharing.
GEC's refusal to expand into such markets earned it many critics in the late 1980s; it now looks more sensible.
"You represent the sensible middle _ and that's what we have to engage if the job's to be done," Smith told the group.
Mr. Ferris said the pilots' offer would wreck the company's long-term growth prospects, and called on the union to discuss "a safer, more sensible plan for financial participation."