Word of the Day : August 27, 2021
amenable
顺从的；顺服的；可用某种方式处理的
adjective uh-MEE-nuh-bul
What It Means
Amenable means "willing to agree to or accept something that is wanted or asked for."
Amenable意思是“愿意同意或接受人们想要或要求的东西”。
Examples
The team leader was amenable to any reasonable suggestion.
团队负责人愿意接受任何合理化建议。
My boss asked if I would be amenable to working overtime.
我的老板问我是否愿意加班。
"Our arboreal past left us forever craving the dangling fruits of the forest, a supreme source of high-calorie sugars that ensured survival. … But humans were just as amenable to dining on the bulbs, rhizomes and tubers of the savanna, especially once fire came along." — Bret Stetka, NPR.org, 18 June 2021
“有着过去丛林生活的我们永远渴望着森林中垂挂的果实，这是确保生存的高卡路里糖源……但人类同样愿意食用热带稀树草原的鳞茎、根茎和块茎，特别是火灾来临时。”
Did You Know?
Nowadays, amenable is often used to describe someone who is favorably disposed to something, but it ultimately comes from Latin minari, meaning “to threaten.” Since the 16th century, English speakers have been using it in courtrooms and law with the meaning “answerable,” as in “citizens amenable to the law.” It later developed the meanings “suited” (“a simple function ... which is perfectly amenable to pencil-and-paper arithmetic”—Nature, April 1973) and “responsive” (as in “illnesses that are amenable to drug therapy”). It also came to be used of people with a general disposition to be agreeable—like Mr. Dick in Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield, who was “the most friendly and amenable creature in existence.”
如今，amenable 常被用来形容对某事有好感的人，但它最终来自拉丁语 minari，意思是“ to threaten「威胁」”。 自 16 世纪以来， English speakers 一直在法庭和法律中使用它，意思是“answerable「有责任感的」”，如“citizens amenable to the law「受法律约束的公民」”。 后来它扩展出“suited「适合」”的含义（“ simple function ... which is perfectly amenable to pencil-and-paper arithmetic「一个简单的函数……完全适合纸笔算术」”——《自然》，1973 年 4 月）和“responsive「反应性」”（如“illnesses that are amenable to drug therapy「适合药物治疗的疾病」”）的含义 ）。 它也开始用于描述性格随和的人，例如Mr. Dick in Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield, who was “the most friendly and amenable creature in existence。
Quiz
Fill in the blanks to complete a word related to Latin minari meaning "threat": m _ _ _ c _.
menace「威胁；危险的人」