pliant

a. 易弯的, 柔韧的, 柔顺的

发音

其它 /ˈplaɪənt/

词形变化

more pliant 比较级 most pliant 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking.

    a pliant thread

    pliant wax

  2. 2.

    Easily influenced; tractable.

    比喻

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

plastic flexible elastic malleable waxy pliable tensile bendable ductile tractile

近义相关 7

formed flexible impressionable adaptable waxy flexile impressible

词源

From Middle English pliaunt, from Old French ploiant, present participle of ploiier (“to fold”).

来源：wiktionary