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a feeling that makes you want to do something 倾向；意愿 - inclination (to do something)
He did not show the slightest inclination to leave. 他丝毫没有表现出要离开的意思。 My natural inclination is to find a compromise. 我生性易于妥协。 She had neither the time nor the inclination to help them. 她既没有时间也不愿意帮助他们。 - inclination (towards/for something)
She lacked any inclination for housework. 她一点都没有兴趣做家务。 - by inclination
He was a loner by nature and by inclination. 他天性不喜交际，而且也无意于此。 You must follow your own inclinations when choosing a career. 你必须按照自己的意愿选择职业。
Extra ExamplesIn matters of dress she followed her personal inclinations rather than fashion. 在穿着方面她随心所欲，并不追逐时尚。 Hopes of advancement in the company may curb any inclination to deviate from the requirements of superiors. 希望在公司里步步高升的人可能克制自己违逆上级要求的心思。 You should resist any inclination to meddle. 你应该抑制任何管闲事的意向。 Your first inclination may be to panic. 你的第一感觉也许会是恐慌。 He is a teacher by occupation but a philosopher by inclination. 他的职业是教师，但他的意愿是当哲学家。 My own inclination is to be more direct in approach. 我自己倾向于在方法上更加直接一些。 She has no inclination towards mysticism. 她一点也不倾向于神秘主义。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- strong
- slight
- little
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- feel
- have
- show
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- by inclination
- inclination for
- inclination towards/toward
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- neither the time nor the inclination
- the time or the inclination
- inclination (to do something)
- [countable] inclination to do something
a new way of doing something that is starting to develop 趋向；趋势 There is an inclination to treat geography as a less important subject. 有一种趋向认为地理是一门次要的学科。 There is an inclination to present a one-sided view of the researchers' findings. 人们倾向于对研究人员的发现提出片面的观点。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- strong
- slight
- little
- …
- feel
- have
- show
- …
- by inclination
- inclination for
- inclination towards/toward
- …
- neither the time nor the inclination
- the time or the inclination
- [countable, usually singular, uncountable] (specialist)
a degree of sloping 倾斜度 The panels are placed at an inclination of 45 degrees. 面板倾斜45度放置。 The earth's angle of inclination remains constant as it orbits the sun. 地球围绕太阳运行时，其倾角保持不变。
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a small movement downwards, usually of the head 向下的轻微动作；（通常指）点头
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin inclinatio(n-), from inclinare ‘bend towards’, from in- ‘towards’ + clinare ‘to bend’.