susceptible
Intermediatezipf 3.67Pronunciation
/səˈsɛptɪbəl/(suh-SEP-tih-bul)
Part of speech
adjectiveneutral
Chinese
易受影响的;容易感染的(容易受到某种影响、伤害或疾病的侵袭)
Definition
Likely to be influenced, harmed, or infected; easily affected by something.
Word family
- susceptibility/səˌsɛptɪˈbɪlɪti/(n)易感性
Collocations
- susceptible to disease
- susceptible to influence
- highly susceptible
- susceptible to fraud
- susceptible population
Examples
- 1.Elderly people and young children are most susceptible to complications from the virus. (health)
- 2.The system is susceptible to hacking if the security patches aren't regularly applied. (technology)
Synonyms
- vulnerable/ˈvʌlnərəbəl/— open to harm; broader
- prone/prəʊn/— having a tendency toward something negative
- predisposed/ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊzd/— inclined toward due to prior conditions
Etymology
from Latin "susceptibilis" = capable of receiving, from "suscipere" = to take up