Susceptible Capable Latin Noun Adjective Suscipere Capere Operation

sus·cep·ti·ble
\\sə-ˈsep-tə-bəl\\ adjective1. capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
    a theory susceptible to proof
2. open, subject, or unresistant to some stimulus, influence, or agency
    susceptible to pneumonia
3.

impressionable

,

responsive

    a susceptible mind
Synonyms: see
• sus·cep·ti·ble·ness noun
• sus·cep·ti·bly \\-blē\\ adverb

susceptible
  1605 (susceptive in the same sense is recorded from 1548), from L.L. susceptibilis "capable, sustainable, susceptible," from L. susceptus, pp. of suscipere "sustain, support, acknowledge," from sub "up from under" + capere "to take" (see capable).

susceptible
sus·cep·tible / sE5septEbl / adjective1. [not usually before noun] ~ (to sb / sth) very likely to be influenced, harmed or affected by sb / sth
   易受影响(或伤害等)；敏感；过敏:
   He's highly susceptible to flattery.
   他爱听恭维话。
   Some of these plants are more susceptible to frost damage than others.
   这些植物中有一些较其他的易受霜冻危害。
   Salt intake may lead to raised blood pressure in susceptible adults.
   盐的摄入可能导致易病的成年人血压升高。
2. easily influenced by feelings and emotions
   好动感情的；感情丰富的；善感的
   SYN 

impressionable

:
   She was both charming and susceptible.
   她迷人而多情。
3. ~ (of sth) (formal) allowing sth; capable of sth
   容许…的；可能…的；可以…的:
   Is this situation not susceptible of improvement by legislation?
   这种状况有无可能通过立法加以改善？

susceptible adj.

sus·cep·ti·ble
I. \səˈseptəbəl\ adjective
Etymology: Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus (past participle of suscipere to take up, undertake, admit, from sus- — variant of sub- up — + -cipere, from capere to take) + -ibilis -ible — more at ,
1. : of such a nature, character, or constitution as to admit or permit : capable of submitting successfully to an action, process, or operation — used with of or to followed by an action noun or a verbal noun
 < a theory susceptible of proof >
 < this problem is … susceptible to solution — M.V.Vishniak >
 < impulses … susceptible of control — Abram Kardiner >
 < several … contributors have initials susceptible of being mistaken for mine — Elinor Wylie >
2.
 a. : having such a constitution or temperament as to be open, subject, or unresistant to some stimulus, influence, or agency : easily influenced or affected through some trait (as weakness, pliability, sensitiveness, naïveté, or amorousness) — usually used with to
  < the snow was damp and susceptible to clear impression — W.H.Wright >
  < a city susceptible to air attack >
  < he became susceptible to the influences of the sea — Times Literary Supplement >
  < he is still susceptible, but not excessively so, to the attractions of other women — Anthony Quinton >
  < the foibles of the health faddists are particularly susceptible to satire — Arthur Knight >
  < even the most autocratic of industries is in some degree susceptible to public opinion — S.H.Adams >
 b.
  (1) : having little resistance to a specific infectious disease : capable of being infected
  (2) : predisposed to develop a noninfectious disease
   < susceptible to diabetes >
  (3) : abnormally reactive to various drugs
 c. : capable of affecting as much as being affected, of conceiving, feeling, arousing, or bringing forth
  < the subject is hardly susceptible of high poetry — Richard Garnett †1906 >
3. : easily influenced, affected, or moved : ,
 < at 32,500 feet susceptible individuals may develop symptoms after a few minutes — H.G.Armstrong >
 < with all the fervency of her palpitant and susceptible twelve years, she was infatuated with a man thirty years her senior — S.H.Adams >
 < landslides can be prevented by proper ditch drainage of susceptible areas — American Guide Series: Tennessee >
 < far from a rake, though of a warm and susceptible temperament — C.B.Nordhoff & J.N.Hall >
Synonyms: see
II. noun
(-s)
: one who is susceptible (as to a disease)

 < the usual classification of persons into susceptibles and immunes is a purely artificial and inexact one — G.W.Anderson & Margaret Arnstein >