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单词 amenable
释义 ame·na·ble
\ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷nəbəl\ adjective
Etymology: probably from (assumed) Anglo-French amenable, from Middle French amener to lead up, bring (from Old French, from a- — from Latin ad- — + mener to lead, from Latin minare to drive, from minari to threaten) + -able — more at mount
1.
 a. : liable to be brought to account or judgment : liable to the legal authority of : answerable, accountable
  < is it to be contended that the heads of departments are not amenable to the laws — John Marshall >
  < offenses amenable to the ecclesiastical judicature — Herman Melville >
 b. : liable to a claim or charge
  < was amenable to the accusation >
2.
 a. : capable of submission (as to a judgment or test)
  < amenable to the comparatively small-scale form of enquiry — K.E.Read >
  < amenable data >
 b. : readily brought to yield or submit : responsive, tractable
  < a personality amenable to our desires — Mary Austin >
  < an amenable view on matters of mutual concern — Robert Trumbull >
Synonyms: see obedient, responsible
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