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单词 susceptibleness
释义

susceptible

adjective

sus·​cep·​ti·​ble sə-ˈsep-tə-bəl How to pronounce susceptible (audio)
1
: capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
a theory susceptible to proof
2
: open, subject, or unresistant to some stimulus, influence, or agency
susceptible to pneumonia
3
: impressionable, responsive
a susceptible mind
susceptibleness noun
susceptibly
sə-ˈsep-tə-blē How to pronounce susceptible (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

  • endangered
  • exposed
  • liable
  • open
  • sensitive
  • subject (to)
  • vulnerable
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Example Sentences

Researchers at the University of South Carolina say that a chemical found abundantly in red wine, apples and onions helps protect against influenza, especially after a rigorous respiratory workout, when the body is more susceptible to infection. Kim Marcus et al., Wine Spectator, 31 May 2009 Women were especially susceptible to his … charm, and he maintained dozens of relationships simultaneously. When he was finally being tried for his crimes, 20 women sat together in the courthouse's public galleries, weeping: mistresses, lovers and admirers, all convinced of Unterweger's innocence. Robert MacFarlane, New York Times Book Review, 13 Jan. 2008 He grew up during the heyday of the Hegelian philosophy, which sought to explain all things in terms of historical development, but conceived this process as being ultimately not susceptible to the methods of empirical investigation. Isaiah Berlin, The Hedgehog and the Fox, (1953) 1978 The virus can infect susceptible individuals. some people are more susceptible to depression during the winter because of reduced exposure to sunlight
Recent Examples on the Web The Chargers are still susceptible to some volatility, so Kansas City, in prime time, early in the season, makes sense. Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2022 Of course, thin positioning among institutional investors also means the market is susceptible to rapid bouncebacks. Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 Even journalists who cover books are susceptible to this pattern. Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2022 At a time when hitters throughout the league have been susceptible to velocity letter-high and above, McCarthy has hit those pitches well, compiling a .483 slugging on them. Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2022 And Climate Central, a research group based in Princeton, N.J., has forecast that the Old Course and the surrounding area will become more susceptible to temporary, if drenching, floodwaters by 2050. New York Times, 16 July 2022 Countries stuck in an unstable zone between democracy and autocracy are more susceptible to armed conflict. Marc Fisher, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2022 Black parents are more susceptible to these changes, according to economists. Malaika Jabali, Essence, 22 Aug. 2022 But people who are immunocompromised might be more susceptible to more severe illnesses. Chris Smith, BGR, 19 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, past participle of suscipere to take up, admit, from sub-, sus- up + capere to take — more at sub-, heave entry 1

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

susceptible

adjective

sus·​cep·​ti·​ble sə-ˈsep-tə-bəl How to pronounce susceptible (audio)
1
: of such a nature as to permit
The words are susceptible of being misunderstood.
2
: having little resistance (as to infection or damage)
I am susceptible to colds.
3
: easily affected or impressed by
You're so susceptible to flattery.

Medical Definition

susceptible 1 of 2

adjective

sus·​cep·​ti·​ble sə-ˈsep-tə-bəl How to pronounce susceptible (audio)
1
: having little resistance to a specific infectious disease : capable of being infected
2
: predisposed to develop a noninfectious disease
susceptible to diabetes
3
: abnormally reactive to various drugs

susceptible

2 of 2

noun

: one that is susceptible (as to a disease)
vaccinate all susceptibles in each region where outbreaks appeared A. J. Bollet

susceptibleness

noun

as in susceptibility

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • susceptibility
  • threat
  • precariousness
  • helplessness
  • risk
  • exposure
  • defenselessness
  • vulnerability
  • imperilment
  • danger
  • liability
  • endangerment
  • weakness
  • jeopardy
  • peril
  • distress
  • openness
  • harm's way
  • trouble

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • safety
  • security
  • protection
  • salvation
  • preservation
  • secureness
  • defense
  • immunity
  • exemption
  • safeness
  • inviolability
  • impunity
  • invulnerability
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