柯林斯英汉双解大词典
propensity /prəˈpɛnsɪtɪ/
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N-COUNT A propensity to do something or a propensity for something is a natural tendency to behave in a particular way. (行为) 倾向 [正式]
例：Mr. Bint has a propensity to put off decisions to the last minute.
宾特先生有一种将决定拖到最后一分钟的倾向。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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He showed a propensity for violence.
他表现出暴力倾向。
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Mr. Bint has a propensity to put off decisions to the last minute.
宾特先生有一种将决定拖到最后一分钟的倾向。
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"We discovered 150 or so genetic markers that can highly predict whether or not a person has the genetic propensity to live to extreme old age."
VOA: standard.2010.07.14
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And what Darwin is claiming here, and it's a controversial and interesting claim, is that language is special in that there's some sort of propensity or capacity or instinct for language unlike the other examples he gives.
达尔文在此所表达的观点,极具争议而又非常有趣,这个观点认为,语言之所以特殊,是因为总有某些倾向,能力或本能,使得语言与他所举的其他例子有所不同
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