fictile
fictile — 形容詞
- fictilepositive
- more fictilecomparative
- most fictilesuperlative
1. able to be shaped, pressed, or formed into a different shape — used especially o
可塑的
可被塑形或成型的（尤指黏土）
able to be shaped, pressed, or formed into a different shape — used especially of wet clay or similar soft materials before they harden.
The potter worked the fictile clay into a smooth, rounded vase on the spinning wheel.
陶匠在轉輪上將可塑的黏土拉成一個光滑的圓形花瓶。
fictile clay shaped on potter's wheel
Rohan shaped the fictile material into small figurines for his school's annual art fair.
Rohan 將可塑的材料捏成小雕像，準備參加學校的年度美展。
Wet clay is highly fictile, but it becomes hard and brittle after firing in the kiln.
濕黏土具有很強的可塑性，但經過窯燒之後就會變得又硬又脆。
- rigid
not able to be reshaped
用法筆記
Almost always describes clay, earth, or ceramic paste before firing. After firing the material is no longer fictile.
常見錯誤
2. connected with the making of pottery — referring to the craft, tools, or product
陶藝的
與陶器製作相關的
connected with the making of pottery — referring to the craft, tools, or products of shaping and firing clay.
The museum's new exhibit displays ancient fictile vessels from the Han Dynasty.
博物館的新展覽展示了來自漢代的古代陶製容器。
fictile vessels = pottery objects
Ada learned various fictile techniques at the workshop, including glazing and wheel-throwing.
Ada 在工作坊學到了多種陶藝技巧，包括上釉和拉坯。
fictile techniques: glazing and wheel-throwing
Renata preferred fictile art over oil painting because she enjoyed working with her hands.
Renata 偏好陶藝創作勝過油畫，因為她喜歡動手製作的感覺。
用法筆記
Highly specialised; in modern usage the simpler term pottery is far more common. Fictile is found mostly in academic writing on ceramics or archaeology.
3. easily guided, persuaded, or controlled by other people — describing a person wh
易受影響的
容易受人引導或支配的
easily guided, persuaded, or controlled by other people — describing a person who lacks firmness of character.
The young ruler was fictile and easily swayed by the opinions of his advisors.
那位年輕的統治者缺乏主見，容易被幕僚的意見左右。
fictile ruler swayed by advisors
Pedro worried that his younger brother was too fictile, adopting every new opinion without question.
Pedro 擔心弟弟太過人云亦云，每遇到一個新觀點就不加質疑地接受。
In the novel, the protagonist is a fictile figure who changes his beliefs with every new encounter.
小說中的主角是一個立場搖擺的角色，每次遇到新的事物就會改變信念。
- malleable
more common for this figurative sense; implies adaptability rather than weakness
- pliable
suggests willingness to compromise; slightly more neutral
- impressionable
commoner alternative; stresses lack of critical judgement
用法筆記
Figurative extension of sense 1 (mouldable clay applied to character). Almost always carries a mildly negative connotation of weakness or lack of independence.