easily led
easily led — adjective
1. A person who is easily led tends to accept the opinions or suggestions of other
A person who is easily led tends to accept the opinions or suggestions of other people too readily, often resulting in choices or actions that are wrong, harmful, or unwise.
Young Reuben was easily led by older boys into skipping class and damaging school property.
be easily led + by [person] + into [bad activity]
After losing the bakery job, Amani was easily led into a bad business deal.
In court the detective said the young man was easily led by his older friends.
Sven was easily led by the older students into helping them cheat on the exam.
It worried Folake's parents how easily led she was by the popular girls at school.
- impressionable
more neutral; often describes young people whose values are still developing
- gullible
stronger negative connotation, specifically about being easily tricked or cheated
- suggestible
more formal, often used in psychology for someone who readily accepts others' ideas
- strong-willed
someone who makes their own decisions and is not easily influenced by others
- resolute
firm in purpose; the opposite of being easily swayed
文法句型
be easily led
be easily led + by [person/group]
be easily led + into [bad activity]
用法筆記
Commonly used in the passive-like construction 'be easily led + by [person/group].' The phrase carries a negative implication — it always describes being led into something wrong or harmful, never a positive influence.