| 词组 | sensational |
| 释义 | sensational Sensational was coined in the mid-19th century with the literal meaning "of or relating to sensation or the senses." The extended meanings it has since acquired essentially parallel those of the noun sensation, which has been used to mean "a state of excited interest or feeling" since at least 1779 and "a cause of excited interest or feeling" since at least 1864. That which is intended or which serves to create such interest or feeling soon came to be described as sensational: • ... Stupendous sensational effect, never equalled on any stage —The Times, 11 Apr. 1864 (OED) A further extension of meaning in the 20th century has given sensational the sense "exceedingly or unexpectedly excellent," without the implication of actually creating a sensation: • ... he was sensational at the plate, with thirteen hits and a .406 average —Current Biography, May 1966 • The restaurants are all on a par, nothing too sensational in the way of cuisine —Walter Hackett, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 1980 These extended senses of sensational are often used in a somewhat hyperbolic way, and that has earned them the disapproval of several critics, particularly Evans 1957. No one disputes that they are standard English, however. |
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