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小词详解 | propensity
propensity 英 [prəˈpensəti] 美 [prəˈpensəti]
A widespread propensity to hoard money posed a problem for Say’s vision.
人们普遍喜欢囤积货币,这对萨伊的观点构成了挑战。
——《经济学人》He had all the classic symptoms: procrastination, forgetfulness, a propensity to lose things and, of course, the inability to pay attention consistently.
他表现出所有的典型症状:拖延、健忘、习惯性地丢三落四,当然还有不能持续保持注意力的问题。
——《纽约时报》
[名词] 以特定方式行事的倾向或自然趋势
孩子们淘气的习性
the mischievous propensities of children
她从她父亲那里继承了话多的毛病。
She's inherited from her father a propensity to talk too much.她不曾料到他有暴力倾向。
She hasn't reckoned on his propensity for violence.
Woman has, in general, much stronger propensity than man to the discharge of parental duties.
一般说来妇女较之男人更倾注于尽到父母的责任。
tendency: an inclination toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior inclination: a person's natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way; a disposition or propensity predisposition: a liability or tendency to suffer from a particular condition, hold a particular attitude, or act in a particular way