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单词 susceptible
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susceptible

[ suh-sep-tuh-buhl ]
/ səˈsɛp tə bəl /
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adjective

admitting 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 susceptible

1595–1605; <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 susceptible

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Example sentences from the Web for susceptible

  • The result is that we advise dodging that parasite by planting the non-susceptible kinds; it is much better and cheaper.

    Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting|Various

British Dictionary definitions for susceptible

susceptible
/ (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 susceptible

susceptibleness, nounsusceptibly, adverb

Word Origin for susceptible

C17: 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 susceptible

susceptible
[ sə-sĕptə-bəl ]

adj.

Likely to be affected with a disease, infection, or condition.
Especially sensitive; highly impressionable.

Other words from susceptible

sus•cep′ti•bili•ty (sə-sĕp′tə-bĭlĭ-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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