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amenable

/əˈmiː.nə.bəl/

Amenable describes a person who is willing to accept or be influenced by a suggestion, or a situation/thing that is capable of being acted upon in a particular way. It implies a cooperative attitude or a susceptibility to a specific process, authority, or treatment.

例文

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1

She was surprisingly amenable to my suggestion that we postpone the trip until next month.

She was willing to agree to the proposal of delaying the trip.

2

The proposed constitutional changes are amenable to further revision by the legislative committee.

The legal changes are capable of being modified by the committee.

3

I'm amenable to whatever you guys want to do for lunch; I'm not picky.

I am open and willing to go along with any lunch choice.

語族

名詞
amenability
副詞
amenably
形容詞
amenable
関連
amenableness
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覚え方のコツ

Think of 'Amen-able'. If someone says 'Amen' to your ideas, they are 'amenable' to them.

クイックテスト

The board of directors was surprisingly _____ to the union's latest demands for better working hours.

正解!

正解は: amenable

例文

1

She was surprisingly amenable to my suggestion that we postpone the trip until next month.

everyday

She was willing to agree to the proposal of delaying the trip.

2

The proposed constitutional changes are amenable to further revision by the legislative committee.

formal

The legal changes are capable of being modified by the committee.

3

I'm amenable to whatever you guys want to do for lunch; I'm not picky.

informal

I am open and willing to go along with any lunch choice.

4

The experimental data proved to be amenable to various forms of statistical modeling.

academic

The research data was suitable for being processed through different math models.

5

Management is amenable to a salary review, but only after the merger is finalized.

business

The company leaders are willing to consider changing pay rates once the business deal is done.

語族

名詞
amenability
副詞
amenably
形容詞
amenable
関連
amenableness

よく使う組み合わせ

amenable to reason willing to listen to logical arguments
amenable to change willing to accept new methods or ideas
amenable to treatment capable of being cured or improved by medical care
amenable to influence easily swayed or persuaded by others
amenable to suggestions open to hearing and following advice

よく使うフレーズ

amenable to compromise

willing to find a middle ground

legally amenable

accountable to a court or legal system

found to be amenable

discovered to be cooperative or responsive

よく混同される語

amenable vs amiable

Amiable describes a person who is friendly and pleasant in personality, while amenable describes someone who is willing to agree or follow a suggestion.

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使い方のコツ

Amenable is almost always followed by the preposition 'to'. It is used to describe both people (willing to cooperate) and inanimate objects/situations (capable of being handled in a certain way).

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よくある間違い

Learners often use 'amenable for' instead of 'amenable to'. Another common error is using it as a synonym for 'friendly' (confusing it with amiable).

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覚え方のコツ

Think of 'Amen-able'. If someone says 'Amen' to your ideas, they are 'amenable' to them.

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語源

From the Anglo-French 'amener' (to bring or lead to), based on Latin 'ad' (to) + 'minare' (to drive animals with shouts).

文法パターン

Adjective + to + [noun/gerund] Usually functions as a predicative adjective (after verbs like 'be', 'seem', or 'appear')
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文化的な背景

In legal contexts, 'amenable to process' refers to a person's susceptibility to the jurisdiction of a court.

クイックテスト

The board of directors was surprisingly _____ to the union's latest demands for better working hours.

正解!

正解は: amenable

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