resistible

UK/ri'zistəbl/US/ri'zistәbl/

Definitions

adj.

Able to be resisted or withstood.

可抵抗的；抵挡得住的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

re-again, back

siststand, set, place

-iblecapable of, worthy of

=resistible

resist (re- 'back' + sist 'stand' = stand against) + -ible (able to be). Something resistible can be stood up to. Mostly seen in the negative: irresistible.

Root st still carries 376 more words

Common Collocations

1.easily resistible很容易抵挡
2.barely resistible勉强抵挡得住

Example Sentences

1.
Unlike the dessert, the salad was entirely resistible.

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