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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

    • 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。
    • There is a negative relationship between relationship commitment and propensity.
      关系承诺与默许之间有正向的关系。
    • There are two reasons why education's spread reduces women's propensity to marry.
      有两个理由可以解释:为什么受教育减少女性结婚的需要。
    • We do not find the implied theoretical assumptions underlying propensity scores to be attractive or robust.
      我们没发现处理倾向得分理论中具备稳健的假设。
    • Cultural fatalism and superstition have long fed the propensity for gambling.
      文化宿命论和迷信思想一直为赌博倾向提供了滋生的土壤。
    • 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;
    • 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。
    • She hasn't reckoned on his propensity for violence.
      她不曾料到他有暴力倾向。
    • 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。