tractable

• adj. 易于管教的；易驾驭的；易处理的；驯良的

来自拉丁语 tractare,处理，操纵，对待，词源同 tract.-able,形容词后缀。

tractable (adj.)

"manageable," early 15c., from Latin tractabilis "that may be touched or handled, workable, tangible, manageable," figuratively, "pliant," from tractare "to handle, manage" (see treat (v.)). Related: Tractability.

1. Gold and silver are tractable metals.

金和银是容易加工的金属.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2. He could easily manage his tractable and worshipping younger brother.

他能轻而易举地管住听话并且崇拜自己的弟弟。

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3. Carrie seemed quite tractable, and he congratulated himself.

嘉莉看上去很温顺, 他暗自感到庆幸.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

4. The next visitors were Arab. They were no more tractable.

接着而来的便是阿拉伯客人, 他们并不更好说话.

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5. Triangular matrices, in particular, are usually quite tractable.

特别地, 三角矩阵常是十分易于驾驭的.

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