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TOEFL BNC: 12005 COCA: 10887

propensity

noun
/prəˈpensəti/
/prəˈpensəti/
(plural propensities)
(formal)
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  1. a natural desire or need that makes you tend to behave in a particular way(行为方面的)倾向;习性 synonym inclination
    • propensity for something He showed a propensity for violence.他表现出暴力倾向。
    • propensity for doing something her propensity for accepting a challenge她接受挑战的倾向
    • propensity to do something She has a propensity to exaggerate.她老是言过其实。
    • propensity for something to do something There is an increased propensity for people to live alone.人们独自居住的倾向有所增加。
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from archaic propense (from Latin propensus ‘inclined’, past participle of propendere, from pro- ‘forward, down’ + pendere ‘hang’) + -ity.
TOEFL BNC: 12005 COCA: 10887
TOEFL BNC: 12005 COCA: 10887
propensity noun
tendency
TOEFL BNC: 12005 COCA: 10887

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