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propensity
[英] [prəˈpensɪti:] [美] [prəˈpɛnsɪti] 生词本

n.

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1. 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. 

  • 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。

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"
1. He has a propensity for drinking too much alcohol.
他有酗酒的倾向。

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