susceptibility

suscettibilità, vulnerabilità

Tendenza a subire facilmente gli effetti o i danni di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: The tendency to be easily affected or harmed by something.

• Poor sleep increases susceptibility to infection.
• The study measured susceptibility to stress.
• Genes may influence a person’s susceptibility to certain diseases.

Come si usa: susceptibility to something (Smoking increases susceptibility to lung disease.)

Sinonimi: vulnerability, sensitivity

Contrari: resistance

Espressioni comuni: susceptibility to disease, increased susceptibility, genetic susceptibility

predisposizione, vulnerabilità

Debolezza particolare che rende qualcuno o qualcosa facile da influenzare o danneggiare.

In inglese semplice: A particular weakness that makes someone or something easy to affect or harm.

• The test revealed an inherited susceptibility to infection.
• Doctors considered her individual susceptibilities before choosing treatment.
• Each variety has a different susceptibility to disease.

Come si usa: a susceptibility to something (He has a particular susceptibility to chest infections.)

Sinonimi: vulnerability, weakness

Espressioni comuni: individual susceptibility, inherited susceptibility, particular susceptibility

sensibilità, suscettibilità

Tendenza a provare emozioni intense o a sentirsi feriti facilmente.

In inglese semplice: The tendency to have strong feelings or be easily upset.

• Her emotional susceptibility made criticism painful.
• He tried not to offend their susceptibilities.
• The joke hurt his delicate susceptibilities.

Sinonimi: sensitivity, sensitiveness

Contrari: insensitivity

Espressioni comuni: emotional susceptibility, delicate susceptibilities, hurt someone’s susceptibilities

suscettività elettrica

Misura di quanto facilmente un campo elettrico sposta le cariche positive e negative in un materiale.

In inglese semplice: A measure of how easily an electric field shifts positive and negative charges within a material.

• The material has a high electric susceptibility.
• We measured the susceptibility of the sample.
• Its susceptibility changes with temperature.

Sinonimi: electric susceptibility

Espressioni comuni: electric susceptibility, dielectric susceptibility