late 12c., "act of touching, sense of touch," verbal noun from feel (v.). Meaning "a conscious emotion" is mid-14c. Meaning "what one feels (about something), opinion" is from mid-15c. Meaning "capacity to feel" is from 1580s.
feeling (adj.)
c. 1400, "pertaining to the physical senses, sensory," present participle adjective from feel (v.). Related: Feelingly.
权威例句
1. Try to support each other when one of you is feeling down.
当有人觉得情绪低落时,要努力相互打气。
2. His wife wasn't feeling too well and she wanted to go home.
他的妻子感到有些不舒服,想要回家。
3. McKay walked slowly toward this screen, feeling a growing tenseness.
麦凯缓缓地朝这个屏幕走来,每走一步心情都更加紧张。
4. It's plain that he adores his daughter, and the feeling is mutual.
明摆着他很喜欢自己的女儿,而且女儿也喜欢他。
5. Try to get a feeling for the people who live here.
【sentiment, sensation, feeling, passion, emotion】
这组词都有“感情”的意思,其区别是:
sentiment: n.思想感情,情绪,感情色彩,指由于某种思想唤起的感情,强调主观作用,有时候也带有理智成分。
• When our grandmother died, we remembered her life with strong sentiment. 当祖母逝世时,我们深深地怀念她的一生。
sensation: n.指人体感官受到外部刺激时产生的感觉,知觉。
• When she watched the film, she had the sensation that she was in a moving car. 她看电影时,感觉自己正坐在一辆开动的汽车上。
feeling: n.指一般的情绪、感觉,它一般不反映感情的本质和强度。
passion: n.激情,热情,欲望,极度的仇恨,指强烈的爱好、愤怒或情欲。
• He spoke with passion about the love of freedom. 他满腔热情地谈论着对自由的热爱。
emotion: n.情感,感情,指喜怒哀乐等较激动的情绪,表示某物引起的激动。
• He felt mixed emotions when he thought of her. 当他想起她时便产生一种复杂的感情。