Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #19483
malleable
易受影响的；易被左右的
easily influenced
指人
- 1.
Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.
可锤打成薄片；能通过锤击或压力延展成形。
- 2.
Flexible, liable to change.
灵活,易变。
- 3.
in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext
对手可篡改密文,使其解密为相关明文。
可塑的；可锻的；有延展性的；可锤打成薄片；能通过锤击或压力延展成形。；灵活,易变。；对手可篡改密文,使其解密为相关明文。；有延展性的
In use
Gold is a malleable metal, so jewellers can hammer it into thin sheets.
The clay is still moist and malleable, so we can mold it into any shape we want.
When heated, the glass becomes malleable and can be stretched into fine fibres.
malleable + noun
此结构强调材料的可加工性。
Gold is a malleable metal.
金是一种可锻的金属。
be + malleable
用于人、性格或思想时，表示容易受他人影响。
Children are often malleable and easily influenced.
儿童往往可塑性很强，容易受影响。
malleable enough + to do sth
enough 后接不定式，表示程度已达到某种结果。
Connections
Collocations
- malleable metal
- 可锻金属
- Copper is a malleable metal that can be hammered into thin sheets.铜是可锻金属，可以锤打成薄片。
- malleable iron
- 可锻铸铁
- These pipe fittings are made of malleable iron.这些管件由可锻铸铁制成。
- malleable material
- 可塑材料
- Clay is a malleable material in the hands of a potter.黏土在陶工手中是可塑材料。
- malleable young minds
- 可塑性强的年轻心灵
- A good teacher knows how to shape malleable young minds.好老师懂得如何塑造可塑性强的年轻心灵。
- highly malleable
- 极具可塑性；高度可延展
- Gold is highly malleable and can be drawn into fine wire.黄金极具延展性，可以拉成细丝。
- malleable nature
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想‘玛丽能掰’：malleable 的东西能被随意掰弯塑形，也形容人容易被改变。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：technical/material contexts、human character & influence 该词字面义（可锻、有延展性）多出现在技术、材料加工语境中，语气中性偏正式；比喻义（易受影响、易被左右）多用于书面或正式讨论。日常口语中两者都不算特别常见，具体语气可根据所指对象判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见单词与 malleable 完全押韵。以下单词都拼写成 -able，但发音不同：capable、table、available 的 a 读 /eɪ/；valuable 的首音节读 /væl/，与 malleable 的 /mæl/ 近似但不押韵；durable 的 u 读 /ʊ/；vegetable 的 e 弱读为 /ə/。注意区分这些拼写相似但读音不同的词。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.