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单词 susceptibility
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Definition of susceptibility in English:

susceptibility

nounPlural susceptibilities səˌsɛptɪˈbɪlɪtisəˌsɛptəˈbɪlədi
  • 1mass noun The state or fact of being likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.

    易受感染性;易受影响的气质;易被伤害

    lack of exercise increases susceptibility to disease

    缺乏锻炼增加了易患疾病的几率。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As well as affecting the way we judge other people, moods also influence our susceptibility to weak arguments.
    • Again, this frustrates prediction and creates susceptibility to electoral politics.
    • Around five to ten per cent of breast cancer cases are women with a hereditary genetic susceptibility to the disease.
    • This will improve air circulation and reduce susceptibility to pests.
    • Much more commonly, genes are believed only to contribute to a person's susceptibility to the disease.
    • Informing people of their genetic susceptibility to disease may motivate them to change their behaviour to reduce their risks.
    • Genetic variations determine individual susceptibility to lung disease.
    • Whether or not a cancer occurs depends on a whole variety of factors, the main one being individual susceptibility to the specific type of cancer developing.
    • The HIV infection causes increased susceptibility to infections that are usually harmless to healthy people.
    • Fifteen questions were included to assess perceived susceptibility and perceived seriousness of cervical cancer.
    • Insufficient vitamin A leads to blindness, poor growth and increased susceptibility to infection.
    • Reid agrees that the swarming nature of krill likely increases their susceptibility to the parasites.
    • There may be an association between bone density/mass and susceptibility to this malformation.
    • Significant changes were observed in morphological and cultural characteristics of variants with decreased susceptibility to penicillin.
    • The second major issue investigated was the influence of emotionality on susceptibility to memory distortion.
    • Increased size of the adenoids causes breathing problems and also susceptibility to infections.
    • Several genes coding for different cytokines may affect host susceptibility to tuberculosis.
    • In addition, you'll enhance your immune system, reducing your susceptibility to illness.
    • Information on clinical details and outcome was obtained and antibiotic susceptibility of the isolates studied.
    • Data were collected to identify genetic variants conferring susceptibility to Crohn's disease.
    Synonyms
    vulnerability, sensitivity, openness, defencelessness, receptiveness, responsiveness
    liability, vulnerability, inclination
    predisposition, proneness, propensity, weakness
    likelihood
  • 2susceptibilitiesA person's feelings, typically considered as being easily hurt.

    感情(多指敏感之处)

    I was so careful not to offend their susceptibilities

    我小心翼翼地不冒犯他们的敏感之处。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A man who rode roughshod over the feelings and susceptibilities of others was said to be ambitious; a woman who did the same was branded as arrogant.
    • The king also had a habit of making provocative remarks which offended the susceptibilities of more scrupulous clergy and he lacked the sincerity of belief which had ensured his father's good relations with the church.
    • Perhaps they are afraid of being ‘politically incorrect’ or offending religious susceptibilities.
    • What if, Munro seems to say, the romantic susceptibilities of an inexperienced young woman were to be exposed to the comic doublings of a Twelfth Night or The Comedy of Errors?
    Synonyms
    feelings, emotions, finer feelings, delicate sensitivity, sensitivities, susceptibilities, moral sense, sense of outrage
  • 3Physics
    The ratio of magnetization produced in a material to the magnetizing force.

    〔物理〕磁化率;电极化率

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For most types of rocks magnetic susceptibility is not isotropic, and this is particularly true for granitoids.
    • It is noteworthy that such high magnetic susceptibilities are absent in many of the other granitoids of the Hercynian belt.
    • At each step the magnetic susceptibility was measured to detect possible mineralogical transformations.
    • Magnetic susceptibility is only slightly decreased by silicon, copper and magnesium, but depends mostly on manganese content.
    • Magnetic susceptibility indicates the ease of magnetization of a sample.

Definition of susceptibility in US English:

susceptibility

nounsəˌsɛptəˈbɪlədisəˌseptəˈbilədē
  • 1The state or fact of being likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.

    易受感染性;易受影响的气质;易被伤害

    lack of exercise increases susceptibility to disease

    缺乏锻炼增加了易患疾病的几率。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Insufficient vitamin A leads to blindness, poor growth and increased susceptibility to infection.
    • Much more commonly, genes are believed only to contribute to a person's susceptibility to the disease.
    • Reid agrees that the swarming nature of krill likely increases their susceptibility to the parasites.
    • The HIV infection causes increased susceptibility to infections that are usually harmless to healthy people.
    • Fifteen questions were included to assess perceived susceptibility and perceived seriousness of cervical cancer.
    • Increased size of the adenoids causes breathing problems and also susceptibility to infections.
    • Information on clinical details and outcome was obtained and antibiotic susceptibility of the isolates studied.
    • The second major issue investigated was the influence of emotionality on susceptibility to memory distortion.
    • Whether or not a cancer occurs depends on a whole variety of factors, the main one being individual susceptibility to the specific type of cancer developing.
    • Again, this frustrates prediction and creates susceptibility to electoral politics.
    • As well as affecting the way we judge other people, moods also influence our susceptibility to weak arguments.
    • Around five to ten per cent of breast cancer cases are women with a hereditary genetic susceptibility to the disease.
    • Data were collected to identify genetic variants conferring susceptibility to Crohn's disease.
    • Genetic variations determine individual susceptibility to lung disease.
    • Several genes coding for different cytokines may affect host susceptibility to tuberculosis.
    • There may be an association between bone density/mass and susceptibility to this malformation.
    • In addition, you'll enhance your immune system, reducing your susceptibility to illness.
    • This will improve air circulation and reduce susceptibility to pests.
    • Significant changes were observed in morphological and cultural characteristics of variants with decreased susceptibility to penicillin.
    • Informing people of their genetic susceptibility to disease may motivate them to change their behaviour to reduce their risks.
    Synonyms
    vulnerability, sensitivity, openness, defencelessness, receptiveness, responsiveness
    liability, vulnerability, inclination
  • 2susceptibilitiesA person's feelings, typically considered as being easily hurt.

    感情(多指敏感之处)

    I was so careful not to offend their susceptibilities

    我小心翼翼地不冒犯他们的敏感之处。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • What if, Munro seems to say, the romantic susceptibilities of an inexperienced young woman were to be exposed to the comic doublings of a Twelfth Night or The Comedy of Errors?
    • Perhaps they are afraid of being ‘politically incorrect’ or offending religious susceptibilities.
    • The king also had a habit of making provocative remarks which offended the susceptibilities of more scrupulous clergy and he lacked the sincerity of belief which had ensured his father's good relations with the church.
    • A man who rode roughshod over the feelings and susceptibilities of others was said to be ambitious; a woman who did the same was branded as arrogant.
    Synonyms
    feelings, emotions, finer feelings, delicate sensitivity, sensitivities, susceptibilities, moral sense, sense of outrage
  • 3Physics
    The ratio of magnetization to a magnetizing force.

    〔物理〕磁化率;电极化率

    Example sentencesExamples
    • At each step the magnetic susceptibility was measured to detect possible mineralogical transformations.
    • It is noteworthy that such high magnetic susceptibilities are absent in many of the other granitoids of the Hercynian belt.
    • For most types of rocks magnetic susceptibility is not isotropic, and this is particularly true for granitoids.
    • Magnetic susceptibility is only slightly decreased by silicon, copper and magnesium, but depends mostly on manganese content.
    • Magnetic susceptibility indicates the ease of magnetization of a sample.
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