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单词 resilient
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Definition of resilient in English:

resilient

adjective rɪˈzɪlɪəntrəˈzɪljənt
  • 1(of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.

    (人或动物)对困境有承受力的;有复原力的;有抵抗力的

    babies are generally far more resilient than new parents realize
    the fish are resilient to most infections

    鱼类具有对大多数感染的抵抗力。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They were resilient people with strong faith and a firm belief in providence.
    • This foundation in turn leads to children developing into resourceful and resilient teenagers and adults.
    • True, children are resilient but going through that kind of ordeal is bound to leave some scars.
    • He is a resilient character, but it is an experience which tested his resolve.
    • A less resilient person would have succumbed to depression and retired from music and public life.
    • When trying events do arise, slow down and ask yourself how a resilient person would respond.
    • Happily, children are resilient and this sort of familial chaos will have no effect on them.
    • Laboratory experiments show the molecule also has an effect on human cells, making them much more resilient to radiation.
    • They are a hardy and resilient species, a fact evident from their continued existence into the 21st century.
    • I am a strong and resilient person and the fact that I can easily adapt to any situation made me a survivor.
    • I am a much more confident and resilient person than I was three years ago.
    • Africa is a wonderful, diverse continent with an extraordinary, energetic and resilient people.
    • With a stunning array of products, the exhibition gives us the feel of a resilient people and their culture.
    • He remains a charming, impeccably polite, good-natured and amazingly resilient man.
    • The belief that girls are more resilient to environmental factors than boys was thus not supported.
    • People are very resilient and want to carry on their lives just as they did before.
    • Dog sled and snowshoe races were also held when the Arctic winter night drew to an end, enhancing the endurance of a resilient people.
    • Children can be remarkably adaptable and are more resilient to trauma than older generations.
    • Foxes are resilient creatures, and have the ability to increase their population when mortality increases.
    • They were resilient people of noble character who knew the line between right and wrong.
    Synonyms
    strong, tough, hardy
    quick to recover, quick to bounce back, buoyant, difficult to keep down, irrepressible
    adaptable, flexible
  • 2(of a substance or object) able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed.

    (物质或物体)有弹性的,有回弹力的

    a shoe with resilient cushioning
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Support surfaces that are made from resilient foam exhibit this type of elastic response.
    • Three values of resilient modulus can be extracted from the permanent strain testing.
    • Foam is resilient, keeps its shape and comes in a range of densities.
    • Just a small portion of this resilient rubber gray matter is all one needs to erase away the problems.
    • Air can pass through the foam easily, resulting in a soft, resilient, flexible material.
    • Something like jam doughnuts, they have a tough envelope of cartilage containing a resilient, jelly like substance.
    • Soil elastic modulus or resilient modulus can be measured in laboratory using dynamic triaxial tests or resonant column test.
    • Because of the high protein content of bone, it is flexible and resilient as well as hard.
    • US researchers are investigating whether a flexible, resilient gel has the potential to be used as artificial cartilage to repair ailing joints.
    • After a bit the dough gets more resilient and when poked with a finger, springs back at you.
    • Buffalo horns are also more flexible and resilient than cattle horns and provide thicker strips.
    • One of the useful touches found on both models is a resilient recoil pad that carries a polymer insert in the heel.
    Synonyms
    flexible, pliable, pliant, supple, plastic, elastic, springy, rubbery
    durable, hard-wearing, stout, strong, sturdy, tough

Derivatives

  • resiliently

  • adverb
    • To maintain its relaxed uprightness, a balanced body then begins to make spontaneous movements and adjustments, ever so slightly, ever so resiliently.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It demonstrates how relationships during the summer can be so fleeting and how at times even the most sensitive teen can emerge resiliently from disappointment.
      • It is striking how resiliently such ideas persist in the face of inconsistent evidence.
      • Yet the people - the nation's true wealth - are resiliently optimistic, determined to make the best of what they have.
      • ‘I'm going to find my little brother and say goodbye to him,’ she said resiliently, and then she stormed out.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin resilient- 'leaping back', from the verb resilire (see resile).

  • This is from Latin resilire ‘leap back’. The first senses recorded were ‘returning to the original position’ and ‘looking back’; the prime current sense, for someone who bounces back under pressure dates from the early 19th century. Result (Late Middle English) developed from a closely related Latin verb resultare ‘to spring back’.

Definition of resilient in US English:

resilient

adjectiverəˈzilyəntrəˈzɪljənt
  • 1(of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.

    (人或动物)对困境有承受力的;有复原力的;有抵抗力的

    babies are generally far more resilient than new parents realize
    the fish are resilient to most infections

    鱼类具有对大多数感染的抵抗力。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • People are very resilient and want to carry on their lives just as they did before.
    • I am a much more confident and resilient person than I was three years ago.
    • He is a resilient character, but it is an experience which tested his resolve.
    • I am a strong and resilient person and the fact that I can easily adapt to any situation made me a survivor.
    • When trying events do arise, slow down and ask yourself how a resilient person would respond.
    • A less resilient person would have succumbed to depression and retired from music and public life.
    • This foundation in turn leads to children developing into resourceful and resilient teenagers and adults.
    • The belief that girls are more resilient to environmental factors than boys was thus not supported.
    • Children can be remarkably adaptable and are more resilient to trauma than older generations.
    • Africa is a wonderful, diverse continent with an extraordinary, energetic and resilient people.
    • Laboratory experiments show the molecule also has an effect on human cells, making them much more resilient to radiation.
    • He remains a charming, impeccably polite, good-natured and amazingly resilient man.
    • Foxes are resilient creatures, and have the ability to increase their population when mortality increases.
    • They were resilient people with strong faith and a firm belief in providence.
    • Dog sled and snowshoe races were also held when the Arctic winter night drew to an end, enhancing the endurance of a resilient people.
    • They were resilient people of noble character who knew the line between right and wrong.
    • With a stunning array of products, the exhibition gives us the feel of a resilient people and their culture.
    • They are a hardy and resilient species, a fact evident from their continued existence into the 21st century.
    • Happily, children are resilient and this sort of familial chaos will have no effect on them.
    • True, children are resilient but going through that kind of ordeal is bound to leave some scars.
    Synonyms
    strong, tough, hardy
  • 2(of a substance or object) able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed.

    (物质或物体)有弹性的,有回弹力的

    a shoe with resilient cushioning
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Three values of resilient modulus can be extracted from the permanent strain testing.
    • US researchers are investigating whether a flexible, resilient gel has the potential to be used as artificial cartilage to repair ailing joints.
    • After a bit the dough gets more resilient and when poked with a finger, springs back at you.
    • Buffalo horns are also more flexible and resilient than cattle horns and provide thicker strips.
    • Just a small portion of this resilient rubber gray matter is all one needs to erase away the problems.
    • Soil elastic modulus or resilient modulus can be measured in laboratory using dynamic triaxial tests or resonant column test.
    • Because of the high protein content of bone, it is flexible and resilient as well as hard.
    • Foam is resilient, keeps its shape and comes in a range of densities.
    • One of the useful touches found on both models is a resilient recoil pad that carries a polymer insert in the heel.
    • Air can pass through the foam easily, resulting in a soft, resilient, flexible material.
    • Something like jam doughnuts, they have a tough envelope of cartilage containing a resilient, jelly like substance.
    • Support surfaces that are made from resilient foam exhibit this type of elastic response.
    Synonyms
    flexible, pliable, pliant, supple, plastic, elastic, springy, rubbery

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin resilient- ‘leaping back’, from the verb resilire (see resile).

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