(a) a rounded mass of wax; (figurative) someone or something easy to mould; (b) slang (originally and chiefly U.S.) a distinct matter, affair…
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释义 | society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [noun] > malleability > person or thing (3) ball of wax1835 (a) a rounded mass of wax; (figurative) someone or something easy to mould; (b) slang (originally and chiefly U.S.) a distinct matter, affair… putty1924 A stiff, malleable greyish-yellow paste composed of finely powdered chalk mixed with raw linseed oil (or occasionally other ingredients)… Silly Putty1958 Something or someone likened to Silly Putty, esp. in being extremely flexible or easy to manipulate. Cf. to be putty (also to be like putty) in a pers… |
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