Sence vs. Sense 뜻과 차이

"Sence"와 "sense" 중에서 올바른 영어 맞춤법은 "sense"입니다. "Sense"는 감각, 즉 외부 자극을 인식하는 몸의 수단을 표현하는 단어입니다. "Sense"의 주요 뜻을 살펴보겠습니다.

Example: A dog’s sense of smell is thousands of times stronger than a human’s.

Example: I had a sense that no one in the room was telling the truth.

Example: It made sense that the first person in the office should turn on the lights.

Example: Animals can sense when a natural disaster is coming.

Example: The metal detector senses a piece of metal in this box.

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Google Books Ngram Viewer를 사용하면, "sence"와 같이 잘못된 철자는 Google Books 데이터베이스 내에서 출판된 책에서 사용되지 않는 반면, 올바로 철자가 된 "sense"가 광범위하게 사용됨을 볼 수 있습니다.

Humans’ sense of touch is thanks to the nerve cells in our bodies that send signals to our brain.
Wally had a sense that something was off with Charlie today.
The concept was finally starting to make sense after our physics teacher guided us through the experiment.
Kathy felt a sense of responsibility for the lost child even though she had just met him.
Peter had a fine sense of what made upper management laugh.
I admired Roy’s social skills and great sense.
Luke thought the new OKR system made no sense and that the company should revert back to the old one.
Deangelo was told that he has no common sense by several people throughout his lifetime.
Joshua claims he can sense ghosts in the warehouse, but I don’t believe him.
A bat has a great sense of hearing and uses its echo to navigate caves.

"Sense"와 발음이 유사한 동음이의어들과 혼동해서는 안 됩니다. Cents, scents, 그리고 cense(고어)와 같은 단어들이 있습니다. 이러한 단어들은 비슷한 발음을 가지고 있지만 서로 다른 의미를 가지고 있습니다.

C가 S 소리와 K 소리 둘 다의 발음으로 발음될 수 있기 때문에, C와 S가 모두 포함된 단어들을 철자를 잘못 쓰는 경우가 있습니다. 아래는 그 예시입니다.

단어 "sense"는 “common sense”, “sense of responsibility.” 와 같은 여러 관용구와 표현에서 사용됩니다. 다음은 "sense"를 사용하는 더 많은 일반적인 표현들입니다.

Todd had great fashion sense, and he loved to wear borderline avant-garde outfits to work.
Jo is loved by everyone she meets because of her great sense of humor.
A kind of sixth sense told Hank that he should look over his shoulder in this mysterious neighborhood.
The interrogator tried to talk some sense into the mentally unstable suspect.
I lost a sense of time while gardening the other day.
In that sense, we should work together on this project, not compete with one another.
Katie couldn’t make any sense out of the business proposal she was asked to look over.
The prideful man was tearing up, but I had the sense to pretend I didn’t notice.
I can’t see the sense in rating our coworkers’ performances when we haven’t even worked with all of them.
Samuel thought it made more sense to let the designer come up with the layout instead of trying to incorporate everyone’s input.