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。
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。
I don't have access to the Oxford English Corpus so I don't know exactly what it would make of "proclivity" but here's what I did.
我没法登入牛津英语语料库,不清楚它如何处理proclivity(癖性,倾向)这个词。不过,我是这样来介绍proclivity的。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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