pliant
美音:
[´plaıənt
]英音:
[´plaıənt
]n.顺从
难易程度:
pliant为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
副词:pliantly 名词:pliancy
近义词, 同义词
pliant
/'plaɪənt; `plaɪənt/
adj
1 bending easily; supple 易弯的; 柔韧的
*the pliant branches of young trees 小树柔软的枝条.
2 adapting easily; yielding 易适应的; 顺从的.
pliant
adj
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: , present participle of plier; PLIERS]
soft and moving easily in the way that you want
Isabel was pliant in his arms.
her pliant lips
easily influenced and controlled by other people
Pliant judges have been a problem in the past.
>pliantlyadv
>pliancyn[U]