resilient

Compared meaning: elastic, able to stretch back (adjective).

比较义项：有弹性、能伸展后恢复原状（形容词）。

• stretch

  Used almost only right before a noun, describing fabric that contains elastic fibers (stretch jeans, stretch fabric); it cannot be used after 'is' the way resilient or elastic can, and it belongs to informal, fashion-related speech.

  几乎只用在名词前作定语，描述含有弹性纤维的面料（如 stretch 牛仔裤、stretch 面料）；不能像 resilient 或 elastic 那样用在系动词后作表语，属于非正式的、时装类用语。

  These stretch jeans move with you, which makes them perfect for a workout.

  这条弹力牛仔裤能随身体活动而伸缩，非常适合运动时穿着。

• resilient 本词

  Stresses recovering its exact shape after being bent, compressed or stretched, often implying toughness or shock absorption; unlike the others, it is also widely used for people or organizations recovering from hardship (not compared here).

  强调经过弯曲、压缩或拉伸之后恢复原状的能力，常暗示坚韧或具有缓冲、减震的作用；与另外两者不同，它也常用来形容人或组织从困境中恢复过来（这里不比较该义项）。

  The trampoline's resilient surface absorbs your landing and bounces you straight back up.

  蹦床有弹性的表面能吸收你落地时的冲击力，并把你立刻弹回去。

• elastic

  The most general, neutral adjective for anything that stretches and returns to shape; used freely as predicate or attributive, without the fashion connotation of stretch or the hardship-recovery connotation of resilient.

  是三者中最通用、最中性的形容词，用来形容能伸展并恢复原状的事物；可以自由用作表语或定语，没有 stretch 的时装色彩，也没有 resilient 那种“从困境中恢复”的比喻含义。

  The rubber band is elastic, so it snaps back the instant you let go.

  这根橡皮筋很有弹性，一放手就立刻弹回原状。

Stretch, resilient, and elastic all describe material that returns to shape, but tone differs. Stretch usually precedes a noun for fabric, sounding casual. Resilient stresses recovering shape after bending, also used for people recovering from hardship (not compared here). Elastic is the neutral, general word.

这三个词在“有弹性、能恢复原状”这一意义上很接近，但语气和用法不同：stretch 多作定语修饰面料或衣物，语气随意；resilient 强调经过弯曲、压缩或拉伸后恢复原状的能力，也常用于比喻人或组织从困境中恢复（这里不比较该比喻义）；elastic 则是最中性、通用的说法，可用作表语或定语。此外，stretch 常用作动词，表示身体动作的“伸展、拉伸”，这里不比较该动词义。