- predilection (for something)
if you have a predilection for something, you like it very much synonym liking, preference喜爱;偏爱;钟爱 an artist with a predilection for bright colours 偏爱鲜艳颜色的艺术家
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French prédilection, from Latin praedilect- ‘preferred’, from the verb praediligere, from prae ‘in advance’ + diligere ‘to select’.