supple

英 ['s?p(?)l] 美['s?pl]

反義詞

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比較級(jí):?suppler;最高級(jí):?supplest;名詞:?suppleness;

1. sub- => sup- + pliant => supple.
2. 易折疊的、易彎曲的。

supple 柔軟的，靈活的，易彎曲的，順從的

來自古法語 souple,柔軟的，彎曲的，謙卑的，順從的，來自拉丁語 supplex,謙卑的，順從的，懇求的，可能來自 sup-,在下，向下，-plex,彎，轉(zhuǎn)，折疊，詞源同 complex,complicate,supplicant. 后其原詞義消失，引申比喻義柔軟的，靈活的。

supple (adj.): c. 1300, "soft, tender," from Old French souple, sople "pliant, flexible; humble, submissive" (12c.), from Gallo-Roman *supples, from Latin supplex "submissive, humbly begging, beseeching, kneeling in entreaty," literally "bending, kneeling down," perhaps an altered form of *supplacos "humbly pleading, appeasing," from sub "under" + placare "appease" (see placate). Meaning "pliant" is from late 14c.; figurative sense of "artfully obsequious, capable of adapting oneself to the wishes and opinions of others" is from c. 1600. Supple-chapped (c. 1600) was used of a flatterer. Related: Suppleness.

1. Although it's not strenuous exercise, you feel toned-up, supple and relaxed.: 雖然這不是劇烈運(yùn)動(dòng)，但會(huì)讓人感到強(qiáng)健、柔韌與放松。

2. This mask leaves your complexion feeling soft and supple.: 這種面膜能使你的皮膚變得柔軟細(xì)嫩。

3. Traditional cheesemaking skills give our brie its soft, supple, creamy texture.: 用傳統(tǒng)干酪制作技術(shù)制成的布里干酪柔軟，不易裂開，而且口感細(xì)滑。