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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

suppleness

/suhp-uhl/US // ˈsʌp əl //UK // (ˈsʌpəl) //

柔软性,柔软,柔软度,柔韧

Related Words

lithe婀娜多姿,轻巧,轻巧的,轻盈的elastic弹性,松紧带,弹性的,弹性物质pliable柔韧的,柔韧,轻柔的,柔顺的limber肢解,肢体语言,蹁跹,肢解人agile敏捷的,敏捷,灵巧的,灵巧malleable可塑性强,可塑性强的,可塑性,可塑的springy有弹性的,弹性的,有弹性,弹性pliant柔软的,柔韧,柔和,柔顺flexible灵活,灵活的,弹性,灵活运用resilient弹性,有弹性的,弹性的,有弹性graceful优美的,优雅的,优美,秀气的svelte苗条,苗条的,苗条的身材,苗头wiry纤细的,纤细,有毛发的,瘦弱的bending弯曲的,弯曲,折弯,弯曲性rubber橡胶,橡皮,橡胶制品,橡皮擦yielding屈服,柔顺的,屈服的,柔顺stretch伸展,延伸,绵延,伸长adaptable适应性强,适应性强的,有适应性的,有适应能力的ductile韧性,韧性强的,韧性强,韧性好lissome奢华的,奢华,奢华的生活

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    sup·pler, sup·plest.

    • : bending readily without breaking or becoming deformed; pliant; flexible: a supple bough.
    • : characterized by ease in bending; limber; lithe: supple movements.
    • : characterized by ease, responsiveness, and adaptability in mental action.
    • : compliant or yielding.
    • : obsequious; servile.
  1. 1

    sup·pled, sup·pling.

    • : to make or become supple.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounflexibility
Synonyms
affability亲和力,和蔼可亲,亲和性,和谐性bounce蹦蹦跳跳,反弹,蹦蹦跳跳的,蹦跳complaisance抱怨,抱怨声,埋怨,怨言compliance遵守规定,合规性,履约,合规docility温顺性,温顺,温顺度,柔顺性ductility延展性,延性,延续性elasticity弹性flaccidity松弛性,松弛度,松弛,松弛程度flexibleness灵活性,弹性,灵活,灵活度give给,给予,赋予,给与litheness亮度,小巧玲珑,轻盈性,轻度malleability可塑性,可塑性强,可延展性,延展性plasticity塑性,可塑性,可塑性强,塑性强pliability柔软性,柔韧度,柔韧性,柔韧pliancy柔韧度,柔软性,柔软度,柔韧性pliantness柔韧度,柔软度,柔软性,柔韧性resilience复原力,复原能力,恢复力,弹性resiliency弹性,复原力,适应力,复原能力spring春天,春季,弹簧,春天来了springiness春意盎然,春天,春意,春季tractability可操作性,可行性,温和性,实用性adjustability可调性,可调节性,调整性,调节性extensibility延伸性,可扩展性,扩展性,拓展性limberness柔软度,柔软性,弹性,灵活性malleableness可塑性,可塑性强,延展性,弹性pliableness柔软性,柔韧度,柔和性,柔软度tensility强度,强度大,强度高,可持续发展

Examples

  • The cabin is whisper quiet, and the standard faux-leather trim is just as supple as the real thing.

  • We made it soft and supple so that it conforms to your body—not the other way around.

  • Each of these eight supple yet powerful limbs can explore the seafloor in search of prey, snatching crabs from hiding spots without direction from the octopus’ brain.

  • They fit a million times better than those hardware-store statement pieces, while also allowing for supple articulation.

  • If we want a society that’s supple enough to respond to the voices of its people, we need to keep a close eye on how these technologies are deployed in the future.

  • I do not have the suppleness of 20 but I have something much more important… And you see that when you see the show.

  • According to Clark, the “hypertrophic forms of masculinity” then prevalent favored “unyielding forcefulness” over “suppleness.”

  • Springing up with the suppleness and rapidity of the wild beast, she leaped to break her head against the wall.

  • The suppleness of the skin in the folds gives the rhinoceros the power of moving his head, neck, and limbs, with facility.

  • First of all, then, we have to note the suppleness and equality of Chopin's fingers and the perfect independence of his hands.

  • I had noted her strength and suppleness of limb the very first day I had seen her; and she gave marvellous proof of it now.

  • The weapon demands great suppleness of body, a wonderful rapidity of movement, and extreme quickness.

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