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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

顺从的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shùncóng de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Amenable/əˈmiː.nə.bəl/
adjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他对这个建议显得很顺从。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled.

    "She was amenable to changing the meeting time to suit everyone's schedule."
  2. 2

    (Of a thing) capable of being acted upon in a particular way; susceptible to a specific treatment.

    "The disease is highly amenable to early targeted treatment."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French verb 'amener' (to bring, lead, or drive), formed from Latin 'ad-once' plus 'minare' (to drive livestock with threats). Originally meaning 'easy to lead or direct' in legal contexts of the 16th century, it evolved to describe a general willingness to cooperate or be influenced.

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