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词汇 pliancy
释义 pliancy
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈplaɪ.ən.si/ us /ˈplaɪ.ən.si/

pliancynoun[U] (ABILITY TO CHANGE)


willingness to change because of what other people want, or to do what other people want: 柔顺性;适应性
His plan depended on her pliancy and submission. 他的计划取决于她的顺从和屈服。
the good quality of being able to change or to be used in different ways: 善于变化,灵活
the remarkable purity and pliancy of his voice他的声音非常纯净和婉转。
He had noticed that after people show pliancy and submissiveness they soon become demanding and aggressive.
The judge was known as "Dr. Yes" for his pliancy in giving legal opinions that supported the government's actions.
Elizabeth had more quickness of observation and less pliancy of temper than her sister.
Mark's pliancy—he is happy to switch beer for roasted vegetables—means he takes the doctor's advice easily.
She commended his ease and pliancy and natural grace in society.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Weakness and vulnerability
Achilles heel
asthenia
at a low ebbidiom
atonic
atony
fragile
fragility
frail
glass jaw
helpless
shakiness
shaky
sitting duck
sitting target
soft target
weakling
weakly
weakness
weedy
wetly

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Adapting and modifying

pliancynoun[U] (ABILITY TO BEND)


the quality of being able to bend easily without being damaged or losing its shape: 柔软;柔顺;灵活性
The new technology has enabled scientists to produce display screens of incredible pliancy.新技术使科学家能够生产出弯曲显示屏,其柔顺性令人难以置信。
The dancers' bodies have a pliancy that a snake would envy.这位舞者的身体有一种连蛇都会羡慕的柔韧性。
See
pliant
Her skin still has its girlish pliancy.
Soft carbonation adds to the pliancy of the dough—it yields but doesn’t give.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Flexible, loose and yielding
adrift
bendable
bendy
ductile
ductility
flowing
jointed
lax
limply
limpness
ragdoll
relax
rubbery
semi-flexible
slacken
uncompressed
unconstricted
unstayed
unstuck
yielding
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