| 单词 | elastic |
| 释义 | elastic —elastically, adv. /i las"tik/, adj. 1. capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded: an elastic waistband; elastic fiber. 2. spontaneously expansive, as gases. 3. flexible; accommodating; adaptable; tolerant: elastic rules and regulations. 4. springing back or rebounding; springy: He walks with an elastic step. 5. readily recovering from depression or exhaustion; buoyant: an elastic temperament. 6. Econ. relatively responsive to change, as to a proportionate increase in demand as the result of a decrease in price. Cf. inelastic (def. 2). 7. Physics. of, pertaining to, or noting a body having the property of elasticity. n. 8. webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber. 9. something made from this material, as a garter. 10. See rubber band. [1645-55; < NL elasticus expanding spontaneously, equiv. to Gk elast(ós) (late var. of elatós ductile, beaten (of metal), deriv. of elaúnein, elân beat out, forge) + -icus -IC] Syn. 3. resilient, pliant. Ant. 3. rigid, inflexible, intolerant, unyielding. |
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