单词 | susceptible |
释义 | susceptible[ suh-sep-tuh-buhl ] / səˈsɛp tə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR susceptible ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveadmitting or capable of some specified treatment: susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations. accessible or especially liable or subject to some influence, mood, agency, etc.: susceptible to colds; susceptible to flattery. capable of being affected emotionally; impressionable. Origin of susceptible1595–1605; <Late Latin susceptibilis, equivalent to suscept(us), past participle of suscipere to take up, support (sus-sus- + -cep-, combining form of capere to take, capture + -tus past participle suffix) + -ibilis-ible OTHER WORDS FROM susceptibleDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for susceptible
British Dictionary definitions for susceptiblesusceptible / (səˈsɛptəbəl) / adjective(postpositive; foll by of or to) yielding readily (to); capable (of)hypotheses susceptible of refutation; susceptible to control (postpositive foll by to) liable to be afflicted (by)susceptible to colds easily impressed emotionally Derived forms of susceptiblesusceptibleness, nounsusceptibly, adverbWord Origin for susceptibleC17: from Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin suscipere to take up, from sub- + capere to take Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for susceptiblesusceptible [ sə-sĕp′tə-bəl ] adj.Likely to be affected with a disease, infection, or condition. Especially sensitive; highly impressionable. Other words from susceptiblesus•cep′ti•bil′i•ty (sə-sĕp′tə-bĭl′ĭ-tē) n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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