敏感性

mǐngǎnxìng

noun

Meanings

1 sensitivity
2 susceptibility
3 (medical/statistical) sensitivity

Characters

quick / sensitive

Examples

这个话题的敏感性很高。

Zhège huàtí de mǐngǎnxìng hěn gāo.

This topic has a very high level of sensitivity.

测试的敏感性决定了检出率。

Cèshì de mǐngǎnxìng juédìng le jiǎnchūlǜ.

The test's sensitivity determines the detection rate.

Tips

usage

Covers three very different domains: skin/allergic sensitivity (皮肤敏感性), political/social delicacy (话题敏感性), and statistical/diagnostic sensitivity (true-positive rate). Context disambiguates.

Stroke Order

敏 mǐn

感 gǎn

性 xìng