单词 | malleable |
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音标 | ['mæliəbl] |
解释 | a.可塑的,易改变的 |
红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 可塑的;易改变的(ca pable of being changed; adaptable; pliable) 【考】 ductility : malleable / toxicity : poisonous(有延展性的[东西]是 可塑的/有毒性的[东 西]是有毒的)malleable : shape / malleable : alter / friable : crumble / combustible :ignite(可塑的可以成形/可 变的可以改变/易碎的 可以破碎/易燃的可以 点燃)malleable : shape /irresolute : opinion{ENT 【记】 malle(=mallet锤子)+ able→可锤打的,可 变的 【同】 同根词:malleate(锻 ,锤薄),mallet(木 锤) 【例】 Tom is very malleable, and I can get him to do anything I want. |
字源 | malleable (adj.) late 14c., "capable of being shaped by hammering," from Middle French malleable and directly from Medieval Latin malleabilis, from malleare "to beat with a hammer," from Latin malleus "hammer" (see mallet). Figurative sense, of persons, "capable of being adapted" first recorded 1610s. |
不择手段背单词 | adj. 可塑的; 有延展性的; 顺从的 = tractable 【记】源于: mallet(n 槌棒), able-可锤打的-有延展性的 【类】ductility: malleable = toxicity: poisonous有延展性的东西是可塑的 = 有毒性的东西是有毒的malleable: shape = malleable: alter = friable: crumble = combustible: ignite可塑的可以成形 = 可变的可以改变 = 易碎的可以破碎 = 易燃的可以点燃malleable: shape = irresolute: opinion可塑的东西形状可以改变 = 犹豫的人观点可以改变malleable: plasticity = dormant: inactivity可塑的东西具备可塑性 = 休眠的动物具备静态性knead: malleable = penetrate: permeable揉捏是因为可延展性的 = 穿透是因为能透过的 【反】hard to shape(难以成型); calcify(v 钙化) |
趣味全助记 | 【记】mallet 槌,槌打 + ble 可→可槌打成形的,可塑的 |
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