sensation

释义：这个词从词源上可以和身体的“感觉、感官”联系起来。但在现代书面和口头英语里也常常用到引申义，“一时轰动”或“轰动一时的人或事”。

例句：
A familiar sensation, one stirred by her heart when she braced for unexpected news.
There's a little girl in England whose gift on the guitar is causing quite a sensation.

同义词：phenomenon