suggestible

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suggestible — 形容詞

  • suggestiblepositive
  • more suggestiblecomparative
  • most suggestiblesuperlative

1. A suggestible person tends to quickly accept what others think or say, often cha

1.形容詞B2
釋義

易受影響的

容易因他人意見而改變想法或行為的

A suggestible person tends to quickly accept what others think or say, often changing their own views or actions as a result of that influence.

例句

Kwame is highly suggestible — when friends called the film boring, he agreed he disliked it.

Kwame 很容易受影響——朋友說那部電影無聊時,他也跟著說自己不喜歡。

be + highly + suggestible + when-clause showing social influence

Under hypnosis, patients become highly suggestible and may follow instructions they would normally question.

在催眠狀態下,患者極易受影響,可能會遵從平時會質疑的指令。

become + suggestible + under [condition]

常見搭配
  • highly suggestible
  • very suggestible
  • suggestible nature
  • suggestible state
  • become suggestible
  • easily suggestible
同義詞
  • impressionable

    More neutral; often used for young people whose character is still developing

  • gullible

    More negative; implies being easy to fool or deceive

  • malleable

    Formal; suggests being completely shaped by external forces

  • persuadable

    Focuses on openness to reasoned argument rather than general influence

反義詞
  • stubborn

    Resists all influence, even reasonable arguments

  • opinionated

    Has fixed strong views that are hard to change

用法筆記

Frequently modified by intensifiers such as 'highly' or 'very'. The phrase 'suggestible nature' is a common pattern for describing a person's character trait. This term appears often in psychological writing about hypnosis, advertising influence, and social conformity.

常見錯誤

This fabric is very suggestible.
This fabric is very delicate.
'suggestible' describes people who are easily influenced by others, not objects that are physically responsive.
She is suggestible to colds.
She is susceptible to colds.
'suggestible' relates to mental or social influence, not physical vulnerability.

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常見搭配