释义 |
twistable, a.|ˈtwɪstəb(ə)l| [f. twist v. + -able.] That may be twisted.
1853Lynch Chr. Practicaln. in Lett. to Scattered (1872) 364 Take the solemnity out of religion, and you do as if you should take the hardening element out of human bones. The bones would then become all soft and twistable. 1901N. & Q. 9th Ser. VII. 468/2 Shades of meaning more or less twistable into that attributed to -itis. |