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

He showed a propensity for violence.
他表现出暴力倾向。
But it may explain how people with apparently similar lifestyles differ in propensity to put on weight.
但是它可能解释相同生活方式的人们却有不同的增加体重的倾向。
Software is no different, except in its propensity to change.
软件是不同的，除了它的变化的倾向。
As a kind of safety cigarette, low ignite propensity cigarette could reduce the risk of fires effectively.
低引燃倾向卷烟作为一种安全型卷烟，能有效降低卷烟引起火灾的风险。
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；
He has a propensity for or to antisocial behavior.
他有反社会的倾向。
Stress, fatigue, and multitasking can exacerbate our propensity to make such errors.
压力、疲劳和多重任务处理可以增加我们健忘的可能。
The problem is that Chinese citizens 'propensity to save is not matched by investment options.
问题在于，中国居民的储蓄倾向与投资选项并不匹配。
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。
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。