susceptible
/səˈseptəbl/adjective
1
- likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing易受影响的; 易受伤害的:
patients with liver disease may be susceptible to infection.
肝病病人易受感染。
1.1
- (of a person) easily influenced by feelings or emotions; sensitive(人)易动感情的; 敏感的:
they only do it to tease him - he's too susceptible.
他们这样做只是逗逗他——他太容易动感情了。
2
- predic.
susceptible of
capable or admitting of可能有…的; 容许…的: the problem is not susceptible of a simple solution.
这个问题不可能有一个简单的解决办法。
派生词
susceptibly
adverb词源
early 17th cent.: from late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin suscipere 'take up, sustain', from sub- 'from below' + capere 'take'.