inelastic
形容词 adj.
美 /ˌɪnəˈlæstɪk/
英文释义
形容词 adj.
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Lacking elasticity; inflexible, unyielding.
— He spoke languidly, and only those few words, like a watch with an inelastic spring, that just ticks a moment or two and stops again.
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Insensitive to changes in price.
— perfectly inelastic supply
- Resistant to swings during elections; predictable.
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Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Italic *n̥-
Latin in-bor.
Middle English in-
English in-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tósder.
Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós)
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
New Latin -icus
New Latin elasticusbor.
French élastiquebor.
English elastic
English inelastic
From in- + elastic.
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Italic *n̥-
Latin in-bor.
Middle English in-
English in-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tósder.
Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós)
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
New Latin -icus
New Latin elasticusbor.
French élastiquebor.
English elastic
English inelastic
From in- + elastic.
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