susceptible 英 /sə'septɪbl/ 美 /sə'sɛptəbl/

经济学人例句

When any measure becomes an official target, it is susceptible to distortion—a phenomenon known as Goodhart’s law.

任何措施一旦成为官方目标，就很容易发生扭曲，这种现象被称为古德哈特定律。

Managers are susceptible to lobbying.

管理者容易被游说。

释义

[adjective] easily influenced or harmed by something

[形容词] 易受影响的，易受伤害的

解读

Susceptible一词源自于拉丁语suscipere（吸纳、接受），它强调的是因一个人的本性而容易受某物左右或伤害，用法为be ~ to sth。

近义词辨析

Susceptible implies conditions existing in one's nature or individual constitution that make incurrence probable.Liable implies a possibility or probability of incurring something because of position, nature, or particular situation.Exposed suggests lack of protection or powers of resistance against something actually present or threatening.Subject implies an openness for any reason to something that must be suffered or undergone.Prone stresses natural tendency or propensity to incur something.Sensitive implies a readiness to respond to or be influenced by forces or stimuli.