pliant
英 ['plaɪənt]
美['plaɪənt]
- adj. 顺从的；易弯的；易受影响的；能适应的
- n. 顺从
词态变化
副词: pliantly;名词: pliancy;
中文词源
pliant 柔顺的，温顺的
来自ply,弯，转，-ant,形容词后缀。引申词义柔顺的，温顺的。
英英释意
- 1. capable of being influenced or formed;
- "the plastic minds of children"
- "a pliant nature"
- 2. able to adjust readily to different conditions;
- "an adaptable person"
- "a flexible personality"
- "an elastic clause in a contract"
- 3. capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking;
- "a flexible wire"
- "a pliant young tree"
- 4. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out;
- "ductile copper"
- "malleable metals such as gold"
- "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"
- "pliant molten glass"
- "made of highly tensile steel alloy"
英文词源
- pliant
- pliant: see ply
- pliant (adj.)
- late 14c., from Old French ploiant "bending, supple; compliant, fickle," as a noun, "turncoat" (13c.), present participle of ploier "to bend" (see ply (n.)). Figurative sense of "easily influenced" is from c. 1400. Related: Pliancy.
实用场景例句
- her pliant body
- 她那柔软的肢体
牛津词典
- She lay pliant in his arms.
- 她顺从地偎依在他的怀中。
牛津词典
- He was deposed and replaced by a more pliant successor.
- 他被赶下台，由一个比较容易摆布的继任者取代。
牛津词典
- She's proud and stubborn, you know, under that pliant exterior.
- 你要知道，在温顺的外表下，她既自傲又固执。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...pliant young willows.
- 易弯的嫩柳枝
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Then he put a forkful into his mouth, chewing with discernment the toothsome pliant meat.
- 然后往嘴里塞了一叉子, 边咀嚼边细细品尝着那美味可口的嫩腰子.
期刊摘选
- New research shows how the pliant animals create such a stiff limb.
- 现在,研究显示了这种软梯动物时如何形成这样有力的肢体.
期刊摘选
- Malaysia has an unusual combination of high internet penetration and pliant mainstream media.
- 马来西亚在互联网的高普及率和容易摆布的主流媒体上具有一种奇特的组合.
期刊摘选
- When it is dragged over pliant areas, an additional percussive tap could indicate this collision.
- 当它被拖到受范区域时, 一个附加的敲击声提示这种碰触.
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- Our factory's spring chairs are Both pliant and strong, and comfortaBle to sit in.
- 本厂弹簧椅,韧硬兼顾, 坐感舒服.
期刊摘选
- When it is dragged over pliant areas, an percussive tap could indicate this collision.
- 我们在这里使用“受范”一词来表达物体和屏幕区域是可以被使用者操作的.
期刊摘选
- She's proud and stubborn, you know, under that pliant exterior.
- 你要知道，在温顺的外表下，她既自傲又固执。
辞典例句
- They weave a basket out of osiers with pliant young willows.
- 他们用易弯的柳枝编制篮子。
辞典例句
- She lay pliant in his arms.
- 她顺从地偎依在他的怀中。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》