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pliancy

/plahy-uhnt/US // ˈplaɪ ənt //UK // (ˈplaɪənt) //

柔韧度,柔软性,柔软度,柔韧性

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable: She manipulated the pliant clay.
    • : easily influenced; yielding to others; compliant: He has a pliant nature.

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Examples

  • Savoy’s pliant leaves make it a great choice for rolling and stuffing.

  • Each persimmon must be peeled, tied, hung, and gently massaged every day for four to six weeks, until they reach the perfect level of dried-yet-pliant texture and darkly sweet, warm spice-y flavor.

  • Is it a trifle that we temper energy with softness, strength with flexibility, capaciousness of sound with pliancy of idiom?

  • Hating her, he put his arms about her, and when her body suddenly relaxed he resented its unexpected pliancy.

  • His nature, however, did not display the gentle pliancy of Mendelssohn's.

  • There is a pliancy and a brilliancy about him which make him one of the most delightful companions.

  • At the same time, her motions were not awkward; she managed her rectilinear body with a surprising ease and pliancy.