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单词 malleable
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
mal•le•a•ble /ˈmæliəbəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Metallurgycapable of being shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers.
  2. adaptable; able to change or adjust:Young children have malleable personalities.
mal•le•a•bil•i•ty /ˌmæliəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
mal•le•a•ble  (malē ə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Metallurgycapable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers.
  2. adaptable or tractable:the malleable mind of a child.
  • Medieval Latin malleābilis, equivalent. to malle(āre) to hammer (derivative of Latin malleus hammer) + -ābilis -able
  • Middle English malliable 1350–1400
malle•a•bly, adv. 
mal′le•a•bili•ty, malle•a•ble•ness, n. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged impressionable, moldable, flexible, pliable.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged refractory, intractable.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
malleable /ˈmælɪəbəl/ adj
  1. (esp of metal) able to be worked, hammered, or shaped under pressure or blows without breaking
  2. able to be influenced; pliable or tractable
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Medieval Latin malleābilis, from Latin malleus hammer

ˌmalleaˈbility, rare ˈmalleableness n ˈmalleably adv
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