pliant
adjective /ˈplaɪənt/
/ˈplaɪənt/
- (of a person or their body
人或人体 绵软顺从的；柔顺的 - her pliant body
她那柔软的肢体 - She lay pliant in his arms.
她顺从地偎依在他的怀中。
- her pliant body
- (sometimes disapproving) willing to accept change; easy to influence or control
温顺的；容易摆布的 - He was deposed and replaced by a more pliant successor.
他被赶下台，由一个比较容易摆布的继任者取代。 - The government wanted to make the press more pliant.
政府想让媒体更加顺从。
- He was deposed and replaced by a more pliant successor.
词源Middle English: from French, literally ‘bending’, present participle of plier.