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adj.易受影响的⁵⁰;易弯的⁵⁰名词pliancyor副词pliantly名词pliancy
弯曲影响曲直服从
Adjective:
capable of being influenced or formed;the plastic minds of children a pliant nature capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out;ductile copper malleable metals such as gold they soaked the leather to made it pliable pliant molten glass made of highly tensile steel alloy able to adjust readily to different conditions;an adaptable person a flexible personality an elastic clause in a contract capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking;a flexible wire a pliant young tree 来自ply,弯，转，-ant,形容词后缀。引申词义柔顺的，温顺的。钱博士pli=词根plic-的法语音变，折叠，辅音字母c在法语中脱落了+ant形容词后缀，来自拉丁语动词的现在分词形式，相当于ing→正在折叠的→柔韧的，易弯的⇒易受影响的，顺从的
词根plic- /plect-编织，折叠，合拢来自拉丁语，最终源自原始印欧语词根*plek-编织原始印欧语词根*pel-(2折叠的派生形式)。词根plic-的过去分词形式为plicat-，词根plect-的过去分词形式为plex-。pli=词根plic-的法语音变，折叠，辅音字母c在法语中脱落了+ant形容词后缀，来自拉丁语动词的现在分词形式，相当于ing→正在折叠的→柔韧的，易弯的⇒易受影响的，顺从的。GRE红宝书源于: pliant = pliablepli = ply弯plant植物是pliant的
同pliable；compliant 顺从的, 适应的
pli=ply弯，折+abl e→能弯曲的GRE难词记忆pliant→plant n.植物→易弯的植物GRE难词记忆pliant→pli=ply 弯+ant→易弯的近义词 waxy像蜡的plastic塑料supple柔软的elastic灵活的flexible柔韧的obedient服从的facile易做到的yielding柔软的biddable顺从的malleable可塑的pliable易曲折的agreeable愉快的ductile易延展的tensile可拉长的bendable可弯曲的workable易加工的docile容易控制的tractile可拉长的adaptable能适应的conformable一致的adjustable可调整的governable可统治的corrigible可改正的suggestible可提议的accommodating乐于助人的susceptible易受外界影响的…bendy易弯的compliant适用的
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用作形容词He was deposed and replaced by a morepliantsuccessor.他被赶下台，由一个比较容易摆布的继任者取代。
New research shows how thepliantanimals create such a stiff limb.新研究显示了这种软梯动物时如何形成这样有力的肢体。adj.yielding under influence
同义词 compliant,docile,pliableobedient,tractable,yielding
反义词 inflexible,unyieldingadj.yielding under physical pressure
同义词 malleable,pliable,suppleadaptable,elastic,flexible,limber,plastic
反义词 rigid,stiffadj.adaptable
同义词 malleable,pliable,suppleamenable,ductile,elastic,fictile,flexible,governable,limber,lissome,manageable,plastic,soft,susceptible,tractable,yielding
反义词 rigid,stiff
adaptableadjective able and usually willing to change
AC-DC,adjustable,all around,alterable,can-do,changeable,compliant,conformable,convertible,ductile,easygoing,flexible,hanging loose,malleable,modifiable,moldable,plastic,pliable,resilient,supple,switch-hitting,tractable,variable,versatile
docileadjective compliant, submissive
accommodating,acquiescent,adaptable,agreeable,amenable,biddable,childlike,complacent,cool,docious,ductile,easily influenced,easy,easygoing,gentle,governable,humble,laid-back,manageable,meek,mellow,mild,obedient,obliging,orderly,pliable,pliant,quiet,resigned,soft,tame,teachable,tractable,usable,weak-kneed,well-behaved,willing,yielding
flexibleadjective pliable, bendable
adjustable,bending,ductile,elastic,extensible,extensile,flexile,formable,formative,impressionable,like putty,limber,lithe,malleable,moldable,plastic,pliant,soft,spongy,springy,stretch,stretchable,stretchy,supple,tensile,tractable,tractile,whippy,willowy,yielding
flexileadjective physically malleable
bendable,bendy,ductile,elastic,flexible,flexuous,moldable,plastic,pliable,pliant,tractable,workable
formativeadjective influential, impressionable
determinative,developmental,immature,impressible,malleable,moldable,pliant,sensitive,shaping,susceptible
gracefuladjective agile, charming, lovely
adroit,aesthetic,artistic,balletic,beautiful,becoming,comely,controlled,curvaceous,dainty,decorative,delicate,dexterous,easy,elastic,elegant,exquisite,fair,fine,flowing,handsome,harmonious,limber,lissome,lithe,natural,neat,nimble,pleasing,pliant,poised,practiced,pretty,refined,rhythmic,seemly,shapely,skilled,slender,smooth,springy,statuesque,supple,symmetrical,tasteful,trim,willowy A new, more pliant prime minister took over.
新上任的首相也更加顺从。 yeeyan
For a long time it looked as if Mr Peña would go for someone more pliant.
很长一段时间，亨利看起来似乎可能选择一个顺从他的人。 ecocn
The slow, consensual, decision-making of government can be frustrating for some schooled in more pliant environments such as business; the need for obedient line-toeing can evidently grate.
有些人受训于像企业那样更加容易掌控的环境下。 对他们来说决策过程不胜其烦。 ecocn
But he could change his mind especially if the Republicans plump for one of their scarier ideologues— Mr Gingrich?— instead of the pliant Mr Romney thus creating an opening in the centre.
不过他有可能改变主意，尤其是当共和党选定该党内恐怖无比的意识形态主义者——金里奇——以取代较温和的罗姆尼时，从而为中间派制造一个开放性的空间。 yeeyan
But rather than produce a more pliant Pakistan, an escalation of U.S. pressure could prompt Islamabad to strengthen its ties with a more forgiving ally, China.
但与其造成一个更顺服的巴基斯坦，也不希望美国压力升级促使伊斯兰堡加强其与更宽容的盟友，中国的关系。 yeeyan
But will Congress really be so pliant?
不过国会真的会这般服服帖帖吗？ ecocn
Courts in many parts of the continent are packed with pliant judges keen to do their masters’ bidding.
这个大陆许多地区的法院都满是圆通的法官，他们热衷于按其主子的意旨行事。 ecocn
Even under the Liberal Democratic Party LDP, which for much of its53 years in power was a pliant American ally, the Futenma relocation was often a source of friction.
即使在自民党执政的53年间日本基本上是一个恭顺的盟友，对美国言听计从，普天间基地搬迁的问题也常常引起两国间的摩擦。 ecocn
If you refuse to deal with a group because it's too extreme, you don't get to deal with a more pliant, moderate alternative.
如果你因为一个派别过于极端而将其搁置，那么，你不会有机会选择一个较为顺从较为温和的替代品。2muslim
It looks as fragile as glass, but this stuff can endure any amount of scratching and kicking, and is pliant enough for most sitters.
它看起来宛如玻璃般易碎，但是实际上这种材料能耐受任何程度的刮擦和撞击，而且能承受大部分人的体重。 yeeyan
Malaysia has an unusual combination of high internet penetration and pliant mainstream media.
马来西亚在互联网的高普及率和容易摆布的主流媒体上具有一种奇特的组合。 ecocn
No, indeed; the most singular flowers and plants grow there; the leaves and stems of which are so pliant, that the slightest agitation of the water causes them to stir as if they had life.
不是的，那儿生长着最奇异的树木和植物。它们的枝干和叶子是那么柔软，只要水轻微地流动一下，它们就摇动起来，好像它们是活着的东西。 hjenglish
Republican voices are rising to the surface— unreported in Thailand’s pliant media.
尽管听话的泰媒体未加报道，但要求实行共和制的声音已浮出水面。 ecocn
Shrewd Chinese negotiators, on the other hand, have found in their pliant quarry an expeditious way to advance their careers, the Party, and the New China's rapid push to modernization.
精明的中国谈判者，另一方面，给他们易受影响的猎物找到了一条快速的生财之道，中丅共、新中国向现代化的快速前进。 blog.sina.com.cn
The military government needed a pliant Chief Justice if Musharraf was to stay in office without removing his uniform.
如果穆沙拉夫打算再次连任总统而又不必脱下军装，那他所代表的军政府就必需一位懂得顺从的首席大法官。 ecocn |