Gold is so malleable that a single gram can be beaten into a sheet covering half a square meter.
金极具延展性,一克就能被打成覆盖半平方米的薄片。
Which choice best defines “malleable”?
B — Easily shaped; adaptable.. “malleable” means Easily shaped; adaptable..
Which word means “Easily shaped; adaptable.”?
C — malleable. “malleable” means Easily shaped; adaptable..
malleable — Easily shaped; adaptable.. In Chinese: 可塑的;易受影响的.
malleable is pronounced //ˈmæliəbl//.
Gold is so malleable that a single gram can be beaten into a sheet covering half a square meter. (金极具延展性,一克就能被打成覆盖半平方米的薄片。)
pliable, adaptable, ductile — all close in meaning to malleable (Easily shaped; adaptable.).
rigid, brittle — each the opposite of malleable (Easily shaped; adaptable.).
Yes. malleable is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
malle(锤) → 能锤打成形。