英语释义

• a natural inclination;

  "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"

片语

disposition处置；[心理] 性情；[军] 部署；倾向

internet proclivity网络使用倾向

liability责任；债务；倾向；可能性；不利因素

thematic proclivity义元趋势

a proclivity to steal偷窃癖

proclivity y倾向

m ark et proclivity以市场为导向

morbid proclivity不正之风

trend趋势，倾向；走向

entr epreneurial proclivity以企业家为导向

tendency倾向，趋势；癖好

preference偏爱，倾向；优先权

antipathy proclivity反感◇倾向

英汉例句

• the cross old lady has a proclivity to grumble.

  两岸老太太有一个癖性，以发牢骚。

• doing this type of analysis, mr. gilbert of proclivity believes, would stop retailers from sending out buying recommendations based on outdated information.

  proclivity的吉尔伯特认为做这项研究会让零售商不用再根据一些过时的信息向顾客发送推荐广告了。

• power provides the ability to choose, but has a proclivity for corruption.

  权力让你有选择的主动权，却也有可能使你走向堕落。

• so that proclivity holds a figurative etymology of 「going forward down a slope.」

  所以，proclivity有一个比喻性的词源：「沿斜坡向下」。

• it is from that source that souls anywhere in this universe who have proclivity toward greed, ruthlessness and lust for power become puppets of that abject darkness.

  从那个源头导致的影响使得在这个宇宙中任何地方的灵魂，只要倾向于贪婪，残忍与贪求权力的，都成为了黑暗力量的傀儡。

• but there is a tone to proclivity too.

  但proclivity本身又具有倾向性。

• 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。

• be careful what you say at this time, because with mercury in retrograde, the proclivity for miscommunications could create massive, unnecessary complications.

  小心你说在这个时间，因为水星在逆行，对缺乏沟通可以创造大量的，不必要的并发癥倾向。

• 「there’s not much of a proclivity to invest right now, is how i see it, 」 he said.

  他说，我的看法就是，目前人们投资股市的欲望不强。

• i was listening to the radio where they were talking about a natural history exhibit on the mating habits of wild animals. the word proclivity came up in the conversation more than once.

  我曾经听电台里讲着关于野生动物交配习性的自然历史展，proclivity在对话中出现好几次。

• this happens because we only introduce students to the theoretical works of the tradition, such as the analects, mencius, and the xunzi, disclosing our proclivity for ideas rather than individuals.

  原因其实是因为我们只让学生接触儒教传统的理论着作，譬如《论语》、《孟子》、《荀子》。这揭示了我们重理论、轻人物的倾向。

• every group, community or culture has its own proclivity …

  每一个群体、社会或一种文化都有它自己的癖性…

• so even if the dictionary tells you that proclivity means a predisposition, it doesn’t tell you that most people use proclivity when talking with light disapproval…or is that winking approval?

  因此，即便字典里告诉你proclivity意为某种癖性，它却不曾写明，大多数人使用这个单词时是略带反对情绪的——或者也有可能是一种默许？

• the great asian proclivity for thinking in terms of the long arc of history is absent in north korea, the only country in east asia whose leaders have no strategic vision for the long term.

  朝鲜与亚洲其它地区不同，从不用长远的历史眼光看问题，同时也是东亚唯一一个领导人不具备长远战略眼光的国家。

• henry paulson: a big part of the imbalances, in my view, stems from our proclivity here in the united states not to save – as a nation and as individuals, and to borrow too much.

  亨利·保尔森（以下称保尔森）:以我的观点来看，这些失衡中相当大一部分，源自于美国人不愿储蓄的癖好——无论作为一个国家或是个人，我们都借的太多。

• 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，体内的睪丸激素水平对一个人倾向于冒多大的金融风险起着重要作用。

• the etymology of the word proclivity is ironically appropriate for this flavor of usage.

  讽刺的是，proclivity的词源恰好与后面那种用法吻合。

• every group, society or culture has its own proclivity …

  每一个群体、社会或一种文化都有它自己的癖性…

• the 49-year-old treasury secretary is known for his private proclivity for profanity and an ability to pivot seamlessly from discussing u. s. manufacturing to the chinese currency.

  今年49岁的盖特纳以私底下爱说脏话而出名，还擅长神不知鬼不觉地将讨论的中心内容从美国制造业转向中国的人民币。

相似词

aptitude天资；自然倾向；适宜

tendency倾向，趋势；癖好