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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

    • Moreover, this policy will violate the people's natural propensity.
      而且,如果采用这一政策,也会和人们的自然倾向相违背。
    • 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。
    • But it may explain how people with apparently similar lifestyles differ in propensity to put on weight.
      但是它可能解释相同生活方式的人们却有不同的增加体重的倾向。
    • Have the propensity to exchange genes with influenza viruses from other species.
      有与其他流感病毒交换基因的倾向。
    • The marginal propensity to import, in other words, is a "leakage" from the expenditure stream.
      换言之,边际进口倾向是支出流量中的一个漏出量。
    • However, the quality of information has not always evolved nor has the propensity for humans to panic less.
      然而,信息的质量并非始终都在提高,人类的恐慌倾向也没有改善。
    • 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
    • Software is no different, except in its propensity to change.
      软件是不同的,除了它的变化的倾向。
    • 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。
    • 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。