proclivity

TOEFL

英[prəˈklɪvəti]

美[proˈklɪvɪti]

基本释义

n.: 倾向，癖性

词性变化

复数:proclivities;

实用例句

his sexual/criminal proclivities

他的性倾向 / 犯罪倾向

牛津词典

the government's proclivity for spending money

政府花钱的倾向

牛津词典

He was indulging his own sexual proclivities.

他沉浸在自己的过度纵欲中。

...a proclivity to daydream.

好做白日梦

Now there was added a proclivity to emulate the scale of French colonial rule.

现在又增加了一种要同法国殖民统治规模媲美的倾向.

辞典例句

He has a proclivity for exaggeration.

他总爱夸夸其谈.

期刊摘选

He has a proclivity to [ toward ] violence .

他有暴力的倾向.

期刊摘选

He has a proclivity toward violence.

他有暴力的倾向。

辞典例句

the government's proclivity for spending money

政府花钱的倾向

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

真题例句

While more families buck an older-generation proclivity to leave kids in the dark about real estate decisions, realty agents and psychologists have mixed views about the financial, personal and long-term effects kids'opinions may have.

2019年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

Noun

1. a natural inclination;
"he has a proclivity for exaggeration"

同义词

aptitude tendency