mal.le.a.ble
adj.(形容词)Capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure:延展性的,可锻的:能够被锤炼或锻造成型的:例句:a malleable metal.具延展性的金属
Easily controlled or influenced; tractable.温顺的:易被控制或易受影响的;顺从的Able to adjust to changing circumstances; adaptable:易适应的:能根据环境的变化而调整的;适应的:例句:the malleable mind of the pragmatist.实用主义者那适应性很强的思想
来源:Middle English 中古英语 from Old French 源自 古法语 from Medieval Latin malle3bilis 源自 中世纪拉丁语 malle3bilis from malle3re [to hammer] 源自 malle3re [锤炼] from Latin malleus [hammer] * see mel…- 源自 拉丁语 malleus [锤子] *参见 mel…-
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mal.leabil.ity 或
mal.leableness
n.(名词)mal.leably
adv.(副词)<参考词汇><同义词>malleable,ductile,plastic,pliable,pliant同义词>The central meaning shared by these adjectives is .capable of being shaped, bent, or drawn out.: 这些形容词的中心意思是:.可塑的、可弯曲的或可变长的.: 例句:malleable metals such as gold;如金等可延展性金属;
例句: ductile copper;可拉长的铜;
例句:plastic substances such as wax;如蜡等可塑变形的物质;
例句:soaked the leather to make it pliable;浸湿皮革使之柔软;
例句:pliant molten glass. 可塑的融化玻璃
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