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propensity

英 [prəˈpensəti]

美 [prəˈpensəti]

n.  (行为方面的)倾向; 习性

复数:propensities 

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Collins.1 / BNC.12005 / COCA.10887

牛津词典

    noun

    • (行为方面的)倾向;习性
      a tendency to a particular kind of behaviour
      1. He showed a propensity for violence.
        他表现出暴力倾向。
      2. She has a propensity to exaggerate.
        她爱言过其实。

    柯林斯词典

    • N-COUNT (性格上的)倾向;习性
      Apropensity todo something or apropensity forsomething is a natural tendency that you have to behave in a particular way.
      1. Mr Bint has a propensity to put off decisions to the last minute...
        宾特先生习惯拖到最后时刻才作决定。
      2. She hasn't reckoned on his propensity for violence.
        她不曾料到他有暴力倾向。

    英英释义

    noun

    • a disposition to behave in a certain way
      1. the aptness of iron to rust
      2. the propensity of disease to spread
      Synonym:aptness
    • a natural inclination
      1. he has a proclivity for exaggeration
      Synonym:proclivityleaning
    • an inclination to do something
      1. he felt leanings toward frivolity
      Synonym:leaningtendency

    双语例句

    • Stress, fatigue, and multitasking can exacerbate our propensity to make such errors.
      压力、疲劳和多重任务处理可以增加我们健忘的可能。
    • During this period the propensity toward belligerence was put under leash by both humans and their institutions.
      在这段时间好战的倾向被人类和他们的习俗束缚起来。
    • They do know that the propensity for allergies can be genetic.
      但他们知道,过敏症的易感倾向可能与遗传有关。
    • As a kind of safety cigarette, low ignite propensity cigarette could reduce the risk of fires effectively.
      低引燃倾向卷烟作为一种安全型卷烟,能有效降低卷烟引起火灾的风险。
    • She hasn't reckoned on his propensity for violence.
      她不曾料到他有暴力倾向。
    • Mr Bint has a propensity to put off decisions to the last minute
      宾特先生习惯拖到最后时刻才作决定。
    • And your defect is a propensity to hate every body.
      你有一种倾向,&对什么人都感到厌恶,这就是你的缺陷。
    • Risk perception is influenced by cognitive bias and risk propensity, which have a direct impact on entrepreneurial decision.
      风险感知一方面容易受到个人认知偏差、风险倾向的影响,另一方面也直接作用于创业决策;
    • A Study of the Impact of Marginal Propensity to Consume on Optimizing China's Three Industries Structure
      边际消费倾向对我国三次产业结构优化作用研究
    • The personality of the individual adopter plays an important role in the propensity to trust the unfamiliar.
      个人采纳者的性格在对信任不熟悉事物的习性上扮演了重要角色。