proclivity
美音:
[prəuk´lıvətı
]英音:
[prəuk´lıvətı
]n.倾向
难易程度:
proclivity为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词复数:proclivities
词根
clin=to bend(弯曲)
近义词, 同义词
proclivity
/prə'klɪvətɪ; pro`klɪvətɪ/
n ~ (for/to/towardssth/doing sth) (fml 文) natural inclination to do sth (esp sth bad); tendency 倾向性(尤指坏的); 癖性
*a proclivity towards sudden violent outbursts 动不动就发火的癖性
* his unusual sexual proclivities 他对性方面的异常癖好.
proclivity
npluralproclivities[C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: proclivitas, from proclivis 'sloping', from clivis 'hill']
formal a tendency to behave in a particular way, or to like a particular thing - used especially about something bad
proclivity to/towards/for
The child showed no proclivity towards aggression.
his sexual proclivities