/ə'mi:nəbl; ə`minəbl/
adj
1 ~ (to sth) (of people) willing to be influenced or controlled (by sth) （指人）（对某事物）顺从的, 服贴的
*amenable to kindness, advice, reason 对好话, 劝告, 道理顺从的
* I find him amenable to argument. 我觉得他是个讲理的人.
2 ~ to sth
(a) (of people) subject to the authority of sth （指人）（对某事物的权威）服从的
*amenable to the law 守法.
(b) (of cases, situations, etc) that can be tested by sth （指事情, 情况等）经得起某事物检验的
*This case is not amenable to the normal rules. 这件事经不起常规的检验.

adj
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Old French;Origin: amener 'to lead up', from mener 'to lead']
willing to accept what someone says or does without arguing
　She was always a very amenable child.
amenable to
　Young people are more amenable than older citizens to the idea of immigration.
suitable for a particular type of treatment
amenable for/to
　Such conditions may be amenable to medical intervention.