形容詞 pliable:

1. susceptible to being led or directed
   同義詞：fictile
2. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
   同義詞：ductile, malleable, pliant, tensile, tractile
3. able to adjust readily to different conditions
   同義詞：elastic, flexible, pliant
4. capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
   同義詞：bendable, pliant

1. Pliable or impressionable.
   順從的或易受影響的
2. Any of various substances added to plastics or other materials to make or keep them soft or pliable.
   增塑劑加入塑料或其它材料中使其柔軟或易彎或保持其柔軟或易彎性的各種物質(zhì)之一
3. Capable of being bent or flexed; pliable.
   柔軟的可彎曲或扭曲的; 柔韌的

pli.a.ble

adj.（形容詞）
Easily bent or shaped.See Synonyms at malleable
易彎的：容易彎曲或塑造的參見 malleable
Receptive to change; adaptable:
能適應(yīng)的：能接受改變的；能適應(yīng)的：
例句：
pliable attitudes.
能適應(yīng)的姿勢

Easily influenced, persuaded, or swayed; tractable.
易受影響的：容易影響、勸說或搖擺的；溫順的

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French
源自 古法語
from plier [to bend] * see pliant
源自 plier [彎曲] *參見 pliant

【引伸】
pli.abil.ity 或
pli.ableness
n.（名詞）
pli.ably
adv.（副詞）