pliant
英 ['plaɪənt]
美 ['plaɪənt]
- adj. 顺从的；易弯的；易受影响的；能适应的
- n. 顺从
pliant 中文词源
pliant 柔顺的，温顺的来自ply,弯，转，-ant,形容词后缀。引申词义柔顺的，温顺的。
pliant 英文词源
- pliant
- pliant: see ply
- pliant (adj.)
- late 14c., from Old French ploiant "bending, supple; compliant, fickle," as a noun, "turncoat" (13c.), present participle of ploier "to bend" (see ply (n.)). Figurative sense of "easily influenced" is from c. 1400. Related: Pliancy.
pliant 双语例句
1. She lay pliant in his arms. 她顺从地偎依在他的怀中。 来自《权威词典》
- 2. She's proud and stubborn, you know, under that pliant exterior.
- 你要知道，在温顺的外表下，她既自傲又固执。
来自辞典例句
- 3. They weave a basket out of osiers with pliant young willows.
- 他们用易弯的柳枝编制篮子。
来自辞典例句
- 4. When it is dragged over pliant areas, an additional percussive tap could indicate this collision.
- 当它被拖到受范区域时, 一个附加的敲击声提示这种碰触.
来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
- 5. New research shows how the pliant animals create such a stiff limb.
- 现在,研究显示了这种软梯动物时如何形成这样有力的肢体.
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