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resilience

/ri-zil-yuhns, -zil-ee-uhns/US // rɪˈzɪl yəns, -ˈzɪl i əns //UK // (rɪˈzɪlɪəns) //

复原力,复原能力,恢复力,弹性

Related Words

flexibility灵活性,弹性,伸缩性,适应性snap折断,捕捉,断裂,啪啪啪pliancy柔韧度,柔软性,柔软度,柔韧性recoil反冲力,后坐力,反冲,后退

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the power or ability of a material to return to its original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity.
    • : the ability of a person to adjust to or recover readily from illness, adversity, major life changes, etc.;buoyancy.
    • : the ability of a system or organization to respond to or recover readily from a crisis, disruptive process, etc.:Cities can build resilience to climate change by investing in infrastructure.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounelasticity
Synonyms
flexibility灵活性,弹性,伸缩性,适应性pliancy柔韧度,柔软性,柔软度,柔韧性recoil反冲力,后坐力,反冲,后退snap折断,捕捉,断裂,啪啪啪

Examples

  • The focus of this work is extreme adversity, such as being orphaned, rather than everyday challenges, which might teach beneficial resilience.

  • Now the pandemic has delivered a wake-up call that some are stretched too thin—and it’s time to build more safeguards and resilience into the system.

  • In one 2010 study, researchers wanted to understand how pain and stress affect resilience.

  • Growing research suggests that some adversity — such as dealing with a bad grade or a challenging friendship — can help a child build resilience.

  • The app is designed to help users regulate their heart rhythms and mental well-being to achieve a state of “coherence,” characterized by reduced stress, increased resilience, and better overall emotional health.

  • Throughout the next year, the city changed but it's resilience never did.

  • They each have a unique struggle and their own reserves of resilience and humor.

  • I am awed by the resilience of these people whose sexual identities are literally a matter of life and death.

  • The Resilience Project will mail kits to individuals who sign up to participate.

  • This summer, the Resilience Project will begin accepting DNA samples from individuals around the world.

  • She walked, as always, with the elastic resilience of unfettered youth.

  • Whole chapters could supply no clearer tribute to his resilience and entire adequacy.

  • The German temperament has not the initiative, the resilience, which are the prime conditions of a successful revolution.

  • A general elasticity of structure, a suggestion of sinews and physical resilience characterizes this type.

  • The hour of sleep had been enough to restore her resilience.

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