susceptibility
/səˌseptəˈbɪlətɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
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- mass 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。
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susceptibilities
a 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。
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- Physics the ratio of magnetization to a magnetizing force【物理】磁化率; 电极化率。