malleable
/ˈmælɪəbl/adjective
1- (of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or cracking(金属等)延展性的; 可锤展的; 可压制的。
1.1
- figurative easily influenced; pliable〈喻〉易受影响的; 顺从的:
younger actresses with more malleable identities.
个性更顺从的年轻女演员。
派生词
malleability
nounmalleably
adverb词源
late Middle English (in the sense 'able to be hammered'): via Old French from medieval Latin malleabilis, from Latin malleus 'a hammer'.