susceptible

影響を受けやすい、かかりやすい

あるものの影響や害を受けやすい。

やさしい英語で： Likely to be harmed or affected by something.

• Young children are susceptible to infection.
• This wood is particularly susceptible to water damage.
• Are older people more susceptible to the disease?

使い方： susceptible to something (These plants are susceptible to frost.)

類義語： vulnerable, prone

反対語： resistant, immune

よく使う表現： susceptible to infection, susceptible to damage, highly susceptible

影響されやすい、だまされやすい

他人に影響されたり、説得されたり、だまされたりしやすい。

やさしい英語で： Easy to influence, persuade, or trick.

• She found a susceptible audience.
• Young buyers can be susceptible to clever advertising.
• He was especially susceptible to her charm.

使い方： susceptible to something (He is susceptible to flattery.)

類義語： impressionable, gullible, credulous

よく使う表現： susceptible to flattery, susceptible young people, susceptible to influence

可能な、しうる

特定の方法で扱ったり、説明したり、変えたりできる。

やさしい英語で： Able to be treated, explained, or changed in a particular way.

• The claim is susceptible of proof.
• These events are susceptible of several interpretations.
• Not every experience is susceptible of precise measurement.

使い方： susceptible of something (The claim is susceptible of independent verification.)

類義語： capable of, amenable to

よく使う表現： susceptible of proof, susceptible of analysis, susceptible of explanation