susceptibility
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty /səˌseptəˈbɪləti/ noun (plural susceptibilities) 1 [countable, uncountable]EFFECT/INFLUENCE how easily someone or something is affected by something 敏感；易受影响（的状况）；过敏性susceptibility to One of the side effects of the drug is an increased susceptibility to infections. 这种药物的一个副作用是会增加感染几率。2 somebody’s susceptibilities formalFEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETC someone’s feelings, especially when they are easily offended or upset 某人易受伤害的感情，某人的敏感心理 I knew I would have to be careful not to offend their susceptibilities. 我知道我得小心，不能伤害他们脆弱的感情。
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susceptibility• You may consider the susceptibility as the soil in which the seeds of disease are sown.• The simplest and most obvious example concerns individual differences in the susceptibility to anxiety.• The same study finds a genetic component to the susceptibility to nicotine addiction, too.• The susceptibility of coders handling large quantities of technical data is self-evident.• Bacteria are also susceptible to drying and again their susceptibility varies.• And people vary, too, in their susceptibility to addiction.• Many studies have demonstrated that genetic factors contribute to susceptibility to duodenal ulcers.susceptibility to• Genetics may play a role in a person's susceptibility to alcohol abuse.sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty nounChineseSyllable
something or Corpus by how easily affected someone is
susceptibility
sus‧cep‧ti‧bil‧i‧ty /səˌseptəˈbɪləti, səˌseptɪˈbɪləti/
noun (plural susceptibilities)
1. [uncountable and countable] how easily someone or something is affected by something
susceptibility to
One of the side effects of the drug is an increased susceptibility to infections.
2. sb’s susceptibilities formal someone’s feelings, especially when they are easily offended or upset:
I knew I would have to be careful not to offend their susceptibilities.
sus‧cep‧ti‧bil‧i‧ty /səˌseptəˈbɪləti, səˌseptɪˈbɪləti/
noun (plural susceptibilities)1. [uncountable and countable] how easily someone or something is affected by something
susceptibility to
2. sb’s susceptibilities formal someone’s feelings, especially when they are easily offended or upset: