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pliant

英['plaɪənt] 美['plaɪənt]
  • adj. 顺从的;易弯的;易受影响的;能适应的
  • n. 顺从

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"