able to recover quickly after something unpleasant such as shock, injury, etc. 可迅速恢复的;有适应力的 He'll get over it—young people are amazingly resilient. 他会克服的,年轻人的适应力惊人。 These plants are very resilient to rough handling. 这些植物对粗暴的搬运很有抵抗力。
Extra Examplesa pretty resilient plant 适应力相当强的植物 a remarkably resilient woman 有非凡适应力的女子
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(of a substance )物质 returning to its original shape after being bent, stretched, or pressed Topics Physics and chemistryc2有弹性(或弹力)的;能复原的
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin resilient- ‘leaping back’, from the verb resilire ‘to recoil’, from re- ‘back’ + salire ‘to jump’.