elastic

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ɪˈlɑːstɪk/    美 /ə-/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs. uncountable
    — running shorts use elastic to eliminate the need for a belt
  2. An elastic band. Canada,countable
  3. Specifically, a hair tie. Northeastern,US,countable,uncountable
形容词 adj.
  1. Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
    — The rope is somewhat elastic, so expect it to give when you pull on it.
  2. Made of elastic.
    — elastic band
  3. Of clothing, elasticated.
  4. Sensitive to changes in price.
    — Demand for entertainment is more elastic than demand for energy.
  5. springy; bouncy; vivacious
    — He could see that she was tastefully, though not richly, dressed, and that she walked with an elastic step that revealed a light heart and the vigor of perfect health. Her face, of course, he could not analyze, since he had caught only the one brief but convincing glimpse of it.
  6. Pervasive, all-encompassing.
    — It was now about six o'clock, and that first freshness was on the air, which is to the day what youth is to life,—so light, so elastic, so sweet, and so brief:...
  7. Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials.
    — elastic spirits; an elastic constitution

词形变化

more elastic comparative most elastic superlative elastick alternative,obsolete elastics plural elastick alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

近义词
stretchy stretchable resilient
反义词
anelastic inelastic nonelastic
衍生词
acoustoelastic aeroelastic aero-hydro-servo-elastic aero-servo-elastic aero-servo-hydro-elastic cytoelastic elastance elastane elastically elasticate elasticated elastic band elastic collision elastic deformation elastic energy elastic fiber elasticin elasticise elasticity elasticization elasticize elasticky elastic limit elasticness elastic recovery elastic-sided elastic sides elastic-sides elastin elasto- elastomer elastosis elastration ferroelastic fibroelastic fluid-elastic hydroelastic hyperelastic hypoelastic income-elastic isoelastic magnetelastic magnetoelastic magneto-electro-thermo-elastic magneto-thermo-electro-elastic mechanoelastic microelastic monoelastic morphoelastic musculo-elastic musculoelastic myoelastic perfectly elastic supply photoelastic piezoelastic piezomagnetoelastic poroelastic porohyperelastic poroviscoelastic pseudoelastic quasielastic semielastic silicoelastic superelastic thermoelastic thermo-electro-magneto-elastic thermoviscoelastic unelastic viscoelastic visco-elastic-plastic gum elastic hair elastic

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tósder.
Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós)
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
New Latin -icus
New Latin elasticusbor.
French élastiquebor.
English elastic
From French élastique, from New Latin elasticus (“elastic”), from Ancient Greek ἐλαστός (elastós), alternative form of ἐλατός (elatós, “ductile”) (cf. ἐλατήρ (elatḗr, “a driver, hurler”)), from ἐλαύνω (elaúnō, “to drive, set in motion, push, strike, beat out”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tósder.
Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós)
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
New Latin -icus
New Latin elasticusbor.
French élastiquebor.
English elastic
From French élastique, from New Latin elasticus (“elastic”), from Ancient Greek ἐλαστός (elastós), alternative form of ἐλατός (elatós, “ductile”) (cf. ἐλατήρ (elatḗr, “a driver, hurler”)), from ἐλαύνω (elaúnō, “to drive, set in motion, push, strike, beat out”).
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