pliant
英 ['plaɪənt]
美 ['plaɪənt]
- adj. 順從的；易彎的；易受影響的；能適應的
- n. 順從
中文詞源
pliant 柔順的，溫順的來自ply,彎，轉，-ant,形容詞後綴。引申詞義柔順的，溫順的。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. She lay pliant in his arms.
- 她順從地偎依在他的懷中。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. She's proud and stubborn, you know, under that pliant exterior.
- 你要知道，在溫順的外表下，她既自傲又固執。
來自辭典例句
- 3. They weave a basket out of osiers with pliant young willows.
- 他們用易彎的柳枝編製籃子。
來自辭典例句
- 4. When it is dragged over pliant areas, an additional percussive tap could indicate this collision.
- 當它被拖到受範區域時, 一個附加的敲擊聲提示這種碰觸.
來自About Face 3交互設計精髓
- 5. New research shows how the pliant animals create such a stiff limb.
- 現在,研究顯示了這種軟梯動物時如何形成這樣有力的肢體.
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