pliancy
noun[U]
uk/ˈplaɪ.ən.si/us/ˈplaɪ.ən.si/pliancynoun[U](ABILITY TO CHANGE)
willingnesstochangebecause of what otherpeoplewant, or to do what otherpeoplewant:
柔顺性；适应性Hisplandependedon her pliancy andsubmission.他的计划取决于她的顺从和屈服。
the goodqualityof beingabletochangeor to be used in differentways:
善于变化，灵活theremarkablepurityand pliancy of hisvoice他的声音非常纯净和婉转。
- He hadnoticedthat afterpeopleshow pliancy andsubmissivenesstheysoonbecomedemandingandaggressive.
- Thejudgewasknownas "Dr. Yes" for his pliancy in givinglegalopinionsthatsupportedthe government'sactions.
- Elizabeth had more quickness ofobservationand less pliancy oftemperthan hersister.
- Mark's pliancy—he ishappytoswitchbeerforroastedvegetables—means hetakesthe doctor'sadviceeasily.
- Shecommendedhiseaseand pliancy andnaturalgraceinsociety.
Weakness and vulnerability
- Achilles heel
- at a low ebbidiom
- be (only) flesh and bloodidiom
- besomeone'spoodleidiom
- brittle
- helplessly
- helplessness
- house of cardsidiom
- human
- impotence
- soft target
- submissive
- submissively
- submissiveness
- suggestible
- watery
- wetness
- wimpy
- wonky
- wuss
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Adapting and modifying
pliancynoun[U](ABILITY TO BEND)
thequalityof beingabletobendeasilywithout beingdamagedorlosingitsshape:
柔软;柔顺;灵活性The newtechnologyhasenabledscientiststoproducedisplayscreensofincrediblepliancy.新技术使科学家能够生产出弯曲显示屏，其柔顺性令人难以置信。
Thedancers'bodieshave a pliancy that asnakewouldenvy.这位舞者的身体有一种连蛇都会羡慕的柔韧性。
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pliant
- Herskinstill hasitsgirlishpliancy.
- Soft carbonationaddsto the pliancy of the dough—ityieldsbut doesn’t give.
Flexible, loose and yielding
- adrift
- bendable
- bendy
- ductile
- ductility
- flowing
- fullness
- jointed
- limply
- limpness
- loose-fitting
- pliantly
- relax
- rubbery
- slack
- slacken
- slackly
- sloppy
- unstuck
- yielding