CEFR B2

flexible

Translation

柔軟な / 融通の利く / 曲げやすい

Meaning

Able to bend, change, or be changed easily and readily. This can apply to physical objects, schedules, or even a person's way of thinking.

Examples

The new software is highly flexible and can be adapted to many different needs.
The new software is highly flexible and can be adapted to many different needs.
Children are often more flexible in their thinking than adults.
Children are often more flexible in their thinking than adults.

Definition

Able to bend, change, or be changed easily and readily. This can apply to physical objects, schedules, or even a person's way of thinking.

意味: 物理的な物体、スケジュール、あるいは人の考え方など、容易に曲がったり、変化したり、変更できたりする状態。

Examples / 例文

The new software is highly flexible and can be adapted to many different needs. — The new software is highly flexible and can be adapted to many different needs.

Children are often more flexible in their thinking than adults. — Children are often more flexible in their thinking than adults.

The company needs to be flexible to survive in the fast-changing market. — The company needs to be flexible to survive in the fast-changing market.

How to Use Flexible

flexible with (prepositional phrase)

Willing to compromise or change rules/expectations regarding someone or something. — "My parents were quite flexible with my curfew when I was a teenager."

flexible about (prepositional phrase)

Willing to change or adapt one's plans or opinions about something. — "She's very flexible about where we go for dinner."