proclivity

英 [prəˈklɪvəti]

美 [prəˈklɪvəti]

n.  (常指对坏事的)倾向，癖好

复数：proclivities　

TOEFL

BNC.22984 / COCA.18478

牛津词典

noun

• （常指对坏事的）倾向，癖好
  a natural tendency to do sth or to feel sth, often sth bad
  1. his sexual/criminal proclivities
     他的性倾向 / 犯罪倾向
  2. the government's proclivity for spending money
     政府花钱的倾向

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （常指不好的）倾向，偏好，嗜好
  Aproclivityis a tendency to behave in a particular way or to like a particular thing, often a bad way or thing.
  1. He was indulging his own sexual proclivities.
     他沉浸在自己的过度纵欲中。
  2. ...a proclivity to daydream.
     好做白日梦

英英释义

noun

• a natural inclination
  1. he has a proclivity for exaggeration
  Synonym:propensityleaning

双语例句

• Pakistan rejects these baseless and irresponsible allegations and the attitude and proclivity behind them.
  巴基斯坦拒绝接受这些缺乏依据和不负责任的指责、以及这些指责背后的态度和倾向。
• Ecological analysis of the occurence of hen's pecking proclivity
  笼养蛋鸡啄癖行为发生的生态学分析
• An RBI spokeswoman couldn't be reached immediately for comment on the governor's proclivity for quoting the Chinese.
  记者无法立即联络到印度央行发言人就苏巴拉奥爱引用中国俗语的习惯置评。
• It's a reference to the lack of introspection and the proclivity to deny and ignore serious problems.
  书中的这个例子是为了表明中国人缺乏内省的精神以及否认和忽视严重问题的倾向。
• Routine pathological method can not detect micrometastasis in regional lymph nodes. If using more sensitive molecular detection, we would find those patients who had metastasis proclivity earlier and adopt efficiently remedial measure in time, whose survival rate would enhance.
  常规病理检测难以发现淋巴结内肿瘤微转移灶，如果应用更敏感的分子生物学检测方法，就可能及早发现有微转移的结直肠癌患者，从而采取有效的治疗措施，提高患者的生存率。
• The cross old lady has a proclivity to grumble.
  两岸老太太有一个癖性，以发牢骚。
• His proclivity for alcohol was almost as well-known as his poetry.
  他的酗酒倾向几乎和他的诗作一样有名。
• A study from researchers at business schools at Northwestern and the University of Chicago concludes that testosterone levels play a big role in a person's proclivity to take financial risks.
  美国西北大学和芝加哥大学商学院进行的一项研究显示，体内的睾丸激素水准对一个人倾向于冒多大的金融风险起著重要作用。