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propensity

[prəˈpensəti] [prəˈpɛnsɪti]
  • 复数:propensities;
  • 例句
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • N-COUNT
      (性格上的)倾向;习性
      A propensity to do something or a propensity for something is a natural tendency that you have to behave in a particular way.
      例句
      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。 She hasn't reckoned on his propensity for violence. 她不曾料到他有暴力倾向。
    英汉词典释义
    • n.
      倾向;习性
      He has a propensity for drinking too much alcohol. 他有酗酒的倾向。
    英英词典释义
    • Noun
      1. an inclination to do something;
      "he felt leanings toward frivolity"
      2. a natural inclination;
      "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"
      3. a disposition to behave in a certain way;
      "the aptness of iron to rust""the propensity of disease to spread"