resilient

adj.能复原的;adj.有弹性的

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
resilient (adjective)
characterized or marked by as - resilience
a) capable of withstanding shock without permanent or - deformation rupture
b) tending to recover from or adjust easily to or change - misfortune elastic
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
resilient (adjective)
able to revert to original size and shape after being stretched, squeezed, or twisted
SYNONYMS:
bouncy, flexible, resilient, rubberlike, rubbery, springy, stretch, stretchable, stretchy, supple, whippy
RELATED WORDS:
adaptable, ductile, kneadable, malleable, moldable, plastic, pliable, pliant; limber, lissome ( lissom), lithe, lithesome, willowy
NEAR ANTONYMS:
compact, firm, hard, solid, unyielding; brittle, crisp, crumbly, flaky ( flakey), friable, short
inelastic, inflexible, nonelastic, rigid, stiff
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