conformable

conformable
adjective
  1. (一般作 conformable to)(of a person) disposed or accustomed to conform to what is acceptable or expected
    (人)顺从的,愿意(或习惯于)遵守社会习俗的
    ■similar in form or nature; consistent
    相似的;一致的
    the human adoption of practices which are conformable to biological constraints.
    人类所采纳的与生物学上的抑制颇有相似之处的社会习俗。
    ■(Geology)(of strata in contact) deposited in a continuous sequence, and typically having the same direction of stratification
    (地质)(相连地层)(尤指同成层方向)整合的
派生
conformability
noun
conformably
adverb
语源
  1. late 15th cent. (in the sense 'compliant (to) or tractable'): from medieval Latin conformabilis, from Latin conformare 'to form, fashion' (see conform)
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