flexibility

C1 CET-4 Oxf 5000 大学 FREQ #22550

n. 弹性, 适应性 [计] 灵活性; 适应性

发音

US /ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti/
UK /ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti/
IN /ˈflɛksɪb(ɪ)lɪʈi/

词形变化

flexibilities 复数 flexibilities

别名

flexability

教材释义与例句

名词

灵活性；弹性；适应性

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    The quality of being flexible, whether physically or metaphorically.

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  2. 2.

    The quality of having options.

    可数 不可数

    I had some flexibility in terms of whether to stay in a hotel or in a bed-and-breakfast.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

flexibleness tractability tractableness

反义词 1

inflexibility

上位词 4

trait adaptability malleability plasticity

下位词 10

whip obedience domestication amenability amenableness bendability cooperativeness docility manageability manageableness

相关短语

low temperature flexibility waxy flexibility

词源

From French flexibilité, from Late Latin flexibilitās, from Latin flectō (“to bend, curve”). Equivalent to flexible + -ity = flex + -ibility.

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