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. 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 You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: 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. 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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