rigidity
🇬🇧 UK/ri'dʒiditi/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLB1
Definitions
n.
The quality of being stiff and not bending; resistance to change in shape or attitude
刚性,僵硬;(态度或思想上的)固执,僵化
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedrigidother
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itystate, quality, condition
=rigidity
Common Collocations
- 1.structural rigidity结构刚性
- 2.ideological rigidity意识形态的僵化
- 3.[mental rigidity]思维僵化
- 4.rigidity of thought思想上的固执
Example Sentences
- 1.
The rigidity of the material makes it ideal for constructing load-bearing walls.
- 2.
The organization's rigidity in policy-making prevented it from responding to market changes.