| 单词 | susceptibility |
| 释义 | susceptibility (once / 2625 pages) n Susceptibility is a tendency to be affected by something. Some people have a greater susceptibility to colds than others. A susceptibility is a type of weakness, but a particular kind. If your knee keeps getting injured, you may have a susceptibility to knee problems. If alcoholism runs in your family, you probably have a susceptibility to being an alcoholic yourself. Some people have a susceptibility to spending a lot of money or eating too much. When you have a susceptibility, there's something you can't resist or can't fight off. WORD FAMILYsusceptibility: susceptibilities+/susceptible: insusceptible, susceptibility, susceptibleness, susceptibly, unsusceptible/unsusceptible: unsusceptibility USAGE EXAMPLESGenetics are a key factor in the heritability of mental illness and susceptibility to addiction. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) About 70% of the genetic loci that contribute to IBD susceptibility are thought to be shared with other complex diseases such as ankylosing spondylitis. Nature(Dec 20, 2016) The media feeds our susceptibility to filter bubbles and capitalizes on contagious emotions such as anger. The Guardian(Dec 10, 2016) n the state of being susceptible; easily affected Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper susceptibleness immunity, unsusceptibility the state of not being susceptible liability the state of being legally obliged and responsible capability, capacitythe susceptibility of something to a particular treatment predisposition, sensitivitysusceptibility to a pathogen reactivityready susceptibility to chemical change suggestibilitysusceptibility or responsiveness to suggestion resistancethe capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents taxabilityliability to taxation ratability, rateabilitythe state of being liable to assessment or taxation habitusperson's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease) activity(chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction sensitisation, sensitizationthe state of being sensitive (as to an antigen) hypersensitivitypathological sensitivity diathesisconstitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality condition, status a state at a particular time |
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