(例)Unions claim that the management continues to maintain anintransigentposition.
【前回の単語】 2月15日の「pliant」 (Pliantpeople are easily influenced or controlled by other people. These toys are made ofpliantrubber, so they won't break.) いかがでしたか?
pliantの意味は、
easily influenced or controlled by other people、 able to bend easily without breaking、 という意味です。
【Bon appetit!】
刑務所収監者の死亡率
Drug overdoses were the top killer, followed by heart disease, homicide(殺人), and suicide. Over an average of two years, the study found the ex-inmates were 31/2 times more likely than other state residents and nearly four times more likely than current inmates to die.