pliant
英 ['plaɪənt]
美['plaɪənt]
- adj. 顺从的；易弯的；易受影响的；能适应的
- n. 顺从
英英释意
- 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"
