flexible

英 ['fleksɪb(ə)l] 美 ['flɛksəbl]

解释

※ 提供单词"flexible"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

flexible 能伸缩的

来自拉丁语flecto, 弯，转，词源同inflect, reflect. 进一步可能来自PIE*kleng, 弯，转，词源同link, incline.

flexible (adj.): early 15c., "capable of being bent; mentally or spiritually pliant," from Middle French flexible or directly from Latin flexibilis "that may be bent, pliant, flexible, yielding;" figuratively "tractable, inconstant," from flex-, past participle stem of flectere "to bend," which is of uncertain origin. Flexile (1630s) and flexive (1620s) have become rare. Related: Flexibly. Coles' dictionary (1717) has flexiloquent "speaking words of doubtful or double meaning."

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1. Times become more flexible off-season, especially in the smaller provincial museums.: 尤其是在规模较小的地方博物馆，开放时间在旅游淡季更加灵活。

2. Because the work was voluntary it was flexible, time-wise.: 这项工作是自愿的，所以时间上很灵活。

4. Automation would bring a shorter, more flexible working week.: 自动化会使工作周缩短，也更为灵活。

5. Working from home offers the ultimate in flexible life styles.: 在家办公为人们提供了极其灵活的生活方式。