英语单词 | manipulative |
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英美音标 | 英 [mə'nɪpjələtɪv] 美 [mə'nɪpjəleɪtɪv] |
中文释义 | adj.巧妙处理的;操纵的;用手控制的 |
英语例句 | (1) Thus, it is evident that gossip has a strong manipulative potential. (2) This position needs good manipulative ability and certain quality awareness. |
中文例句 | (1) 由此看来,流言显然具有很强的操纵力。 (2) 这个职位需要有较强的动手能力和一定的质量意识。 |
vocabulary简明 | A manipulative person uses passive, sneaky strategies to get what they want, such as saying "Aren't you lucky to have all that chocolate!" when what they really want is for you to offer them one. |
vocabulary扩展 | Manipulative comes from the Latin word manus for "hand," and originally the English words that sprang from it like manipulate and manipulation referred to skill in physically handling objects by hand. The psychological sense we now associate with manipulative came much later on, but as anyone who has been successfully manipulated well knows, it often feels like you've been brilliantly manhandled. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]操纵的;控制的;善于摆布(他人)的 If you describe someone as manipulative, you disapprove of them because they skilfully force or persuade people to act in the way that they want. [disapproval]
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