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pli·ant
plaI nt
pliantly (adv.), pliancy (n.), pliantness (n.)
词根:pliant
n.pliancy 柔软;柔顺;适应性
Adjective
1. capable of being influenced or formed;
"the plastic minds of children"
"a pliant nature"
2. able to adjust readily to different conditions;
"an adaptable person"
"a flexible personality"
"an elastic clause in a contract"
3. capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking;
"a flexible wire"
"a pliant young tree"
4. 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"
14世纪晚期, pliaunt,“能够轻易弯曲的,灵活的,柔软的”,源自古法语 ploiant “弯曲的,柔软的; 顺从的,善变的”,作为名词,“变节者”(13世纪), ploier 的现在分词,“弯曲”,源自拉丁语 plicare “折叠,铺放”(来自 PIE 根 *plek- “编织”)。比喻意义上的“容易受影响(无论是好是坏),容易被说服”的意思始于大约1400年。相关词: Pliancy。
Middle English pliaunt, borrowed from Anglo-French pliant, plyaunt "able to be bent or folded, obedient, compliant," from present participle of plier "to fold, bend" — more at ply >entry 3
The first known use of pliant was in the 14th century
plinthnoun
the lowest part of the base of an architectural column
a block used as a base (as for a vase)
plinthnoun
the lowest part of the base of an architectural column
a block used as a base (as for a vase)
plight1 of 2verb
to put or give in pledge
plight2 of 2noun
a usually bad condition or state : predicament
in a sorry plight
pliersplural noun
a small pincers for holding small objects or for bending and cutting wire
pliantadjective
pliable sense 1, flexible
pliant willow twigs
pliable sense 2, yielding
adjusting to changing conditions : adaptable
1 They weave a basket out of osiers with pliant young willows.
他们用易弯的柳枝编制篮子。
2 News outlets that for so long had been pliant to Castro could not ignore the outcry.
3 They grumbled as they retrieved the child from its pliant parents.
4 She smiles, her mouth as pliant as rubber.
5 Without too much intrusion from lighting designs, the focus remained on the music, which Ms. Andjaparidze played vividly, with pliant pacing, milky shadings and imagination.
6 These groups could then be occasionally unleashed on India, especially in the disputed Kashmir region, as well as in Afghanistan, in order to keep that country pliant and out of India's sphere of influence.
7 In the balcony scene that sense of surprise extended to Juliet’s sensual awakening, with Ms. Vishneva seeming a little shocked by the abandon that her gorgeous line and pliant back can so fully express.
8 The clay felt good— fine, pliant, smooth—but not ready yet.
9 The nearly three-hour show was laden with familiar extravagances: grandiose guitar solos, the band’s aggressively priapic stage presence, Mr. Rose’s multiple costume changes and pliant snake dance.
10 Samir’s wife and his mistress are feminist disasters: Both women are gorgeous, brilliant and completely bamboozled into fulfilling Samir’s fantasies of domestic goddess and pliant courtesan.
11 Additional bowls supply broth, sour from bamboo shoots, and curry, perhaps best with strips of sukuti, beef air-dried in-house into a pliant jerky.
12 This time, he would finally hold Nnesinachi naked and pliant in his arms.
13 This is a part for every inch of her body, from her glossy mane of hair, which she swings like a lioness, to her long, tapering legs and pliant back.
14 It’s that Daisy rarely comes into her own as more than the pliant emotional helpmeet to the Great Man.
15 I’ve watched single friends hit their 30s and settle into a grim new determination, efficiently trawling dating sites looking less for love than for the attributes of a good baby sling: durable, pliant, hands-free.
16 a pliant Congress that will do whatever the President wants
17 He yearned suddenly to be back in bed with her, feeling her body warm and pliant to his.
18 With his smooth face and pliant musculature, Mr. Shen looks two decades younger than his age.
19 Ms. Tanowitz has long been one of the finest inventors of footwork — but here, in ways no living choreographer has matched, she makes her dancers’ feet look marvelous and delectable: strong, pliant, nuanced.
20 She brought fiery life to the character and a rich, pliant tone to the music.
3 顺从
compliant obedient submissive amenable yielding ductile resigned deferential acquiescent resignedly compliance submission obedience resignation deference subjection submit comply obey buckle acquiesce resign oneself to doing bend to soft passive manageable pious conformable complaisant nonresistant compliable acquiescence serve resign buckle under get out of line pliable malleable biddable yield conform reconcile subdue bow to come running
10 易弯
11 易受影响的
plastic vulnerable malleable impressionable open weak accessible susceptible formative pliable impressible putty in hands
12 顺从的
compliant obedient submissive amenable yielding ductile resigned deferential acquiescent soft passive manageable pious conformable complaisant nonresistant compliable pliable malleable biddable
13 易弯曲的
14 柔软
soft flexible limp waxy balmy emollient downy lithe lissome svelte crumby lithesome supple soften limber
15 容易摆布的
16 易弯曲