propensity

英 [prəˈpensəti]

美 [prəˈpensəti]

n.  (行为方面的)倾向; 习性

复数：propensities　

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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。