proclivity

美 [prəˈklɪvəti]英 [prəˈklɪvəti]
  • n.(常指对坏事的)倾向,癖好;倾向性

复数: proclivities

proclivityproclivity

noun

【不规则形式】pl. -ies

formal(常指对坏事的)倾向,癖好
a natural tendency to do sth or to feel sth, often sth bad

his sexual/criminal proclivities

他的性倾向 / 犯罪倾向

the government's proclivity for spending money

政府花钱的倾向

propensity

proclivity

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT (常指不好的)倾向,偏好,嗜好
    A proclivity is a tendency to behave in a particular way or to like a particular thing, often a bad way or thing.

    He was indulging his own sexual proclivities.

    他沉浸在自己的过度纵欲中。

noun

1
a natural inclination
he has a proclivity for exaggeration
Synonym: propensity leaning

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  1. He has a proclivity toward violence .

    他有暴力的倾向。

  2. His proclivity for alcohol was almost as well-known as his poetry .

    他的酗酒倾向几乎和他的诗作一样有名。

  3. He was indulging his own sexual proclivities .

    他沉浸在自己的过度纵欲中。

  4. Raised by adoptive parents , Hill received early encouragement in her musical proclivities .

    希尔由养父母带大,从小,她的音乐爱好就受到了鼓励

  5. Whatever his political connections and proclivities , he did not care to neglect so powerful a man .

    无论他的政治关系和脾气如何,他并不愿怠慢这样有势力的人

  6. He has a proclivity for exaggeration .

    他总爱夸夸其谈。

  7. Investor proclivities to buy Treasury securities and dollars could finance the American deficits for a while .

    投资者购买美国国债和美元的倾向可能暂时会为美国赤字提供融资。

  8. Oh , and the country has a particular proclivity for the eggplant icon .

    对了,美国人还对茄子图标情有独钟。

  9. Ecological analysis of the occurence of hen 's pecking proclivity

    笼养蛋鸡啄癖行为发生的生态学分析

  10. The cross old lady has a proclivity to grumble .

    两岸老太太有一个癖性,以发牢骚。

  11. It 's a reference to the lack of introspection and the proclivity to deny and ignore serious problems .

    书中的这个例子是为了表明中国人缺乏内省的精神以及否认和忽视严重问题的倾向。

  12. When they do so , the pairs start behaving like a single particle , superposing proclivities and all .

    一旦形成电子对,两个电子便表现得如同一个粒子,包括它们的叠加倾向等等。

  13. Pakistan rejects these baseless and irresponsible allegations and the attitude and proclivity behind them .

    巴基斯坦拒绝接受这些缺乏依据和不负责任的指责、以及这些指责背后的态度和倾向。

  14. Put simply , our minds are desperate to comprehend larger patterns - an evolutionary proclivity that has helped us survive and thrive .

    简单地说,要理解更大一些的信息就必须要用我们的大脑来进行处理--这是一种帮助我们生存和繁荣的进化倾向。

  15. Performance problems come in many guises , giving you ample opportunity to indulge your clue-hunting proclivities to identify and resolve them .

    性能问题以多种形式出现,为您提供了纵容自己的线索搜寻癖好来确定和解决这些问题的大量机会。

  16. An RBI spokeswoman couldn 't be reached immediately for comment on the governor 's proclivity for quoting the Chinese .

    记者无法立即联络到印度央行发言人就苏巴拉奥爱引用中国俗语的习惯置评。

  17. A study from researchers at business schools at Northwestern and the University of Chicago concludes that testosterone levels play a big role in a person 's proclivity to take financial risks .

    美国西北大学和芝加哥大学商学院进行的一项研究显示,体内的睾丸激素水准对一个人倾向于冒多大的金融风险起著重要作用。

  18. He carried himself with the same self-important air , took his new state with easy familiarity , and rejoiced in carrie 's proclivities and successes .

    他风度依旧,神气十足,从容不迫地对付新的处境,为嘉莉的癖好和成就感到高兴。

  19. Taylor decried Lincoln 's " aristocratic " proclivities and extolled his own Spartan virtue .

    泰勒称赞林肯具有贵族的气质,又说自己很赞同林肯的斯巴达文化美德观点。

  20. Philandering doesn 't count . ' Disclosure is about financial disclosure , ' rather than anything to do with behavior or proclivities , says Michelle Smith . '

    史密斯说,信息披露是在财务方面,而跟生活行为和癖好无关。

  21. The political class 's rejection of seemingly sensible reforms and proclivity for intrigue and factionalism have strengthened Mr Maliki as much as his determination to divide and rule .

    政治阶层拒绝看起来合理的改革,不再理会尔虞我诈和党派纷争,巩固了马利基的地位,以及其分而治之的决心。

  22. But it could also mean my gossiping gadgets become a network of electronic spies that can paint a richly detailed picture of my prandial and other proclivities , raising privacy concerns .

    但这也可以意味着,我的那些“八卦”的设备构成了一张电子间谍网,它可以绘制出一幅有关我的饮食与其他癖性的极其详尽的图画,令人担心隐私暴露。

  23. The rich , multifaceted character of todays world youth reflects not only their individual strengths and proclivities but the influences exerted upon them by the external environments of their respective national societies .

    青春的丰富样态,除了是个人长才与性向的展现外,亦即反应其国家社会之外在环境对其所造成的影响。

  24. On his own , he 's allowed some of his French proclivities to slip into lovely dishes strewn with Nordic-style flowers and foraged herbs .

    在他自己的餐厅里,他则将自己身为法国人的一些脾性引入其中,用充满北欧风格的花卉和食用药草,创造出一道道的可爱料理。

  25. McGowan has also hit out at Meryl Streep , saying that it is ' literally impossible ' the actress knew nothing of Weinstein 's sexual proclivities until last autumn .

    麦高恩同时爆出梅丽尔·斯特里普),说梅丽尔去年秋天才知道韦恩斯坦性侵癖好这件事“根本不可能”。

  26. Jason Wu , who had fur bags in his fall collection , says it 's because designers are so clued into the cultural psyche and watch all the same consumer proclivities .

    秋季新品中包含毛皮手袋的设计师吴季刚(JasonWu)表示,这是因为设计师都非常了解文化心理,而且关注的也是相同的消费倾向。

  27. In an era when the proclivities of dilettantish young heiresses are laid bare on the internet , it is unsurprising that many of the ultra-wealthy are experiencing such emotions .

    如今这个时代,年轻的继承人往往处于一知半解的状态,这一倾向已经赤裸裸地暴露在互联网上。因此,很多超级富豪们出现上述情绪并不令人奇怪。

  28. Routine pathological method can not detect micrometastasis in regional lymph nodes . If using more sensitive molecular detection , we would find those patients who had metastasis proclivity earlier and adopt efficiently remedial measure in time , whose survival rate would enhance .

    常规病理检测难以发现淋巴结内肿瘤微转移灶,如果应用更敏感的分子生物学检测方法,就可能及早发现有微转移的结直肠癌患者,从而采取有效的治疗措施,提高患者的生存率。

  29. Ed Ruscha 's laconically meticulous word paintings and John Baldessari 's recycled film images may fit the collection 's clean-lined Pop proclivities , while the acidic zaniness of Mike Kelley 's work does not , but the Broads bought plenty of it over the years .

    艾德·拉斯查(EdRuscha)简洁而注重细节的单词画,以及约翰·巴尔代萨里(JohnBaldessari)的回收胶片图像颇为适合该展览鲜明的波普倾向;迈克·凯利(MikeKelley)的迷幻疯狂之作虽然并不是波普,但布洛德夫妻多年来也买下了很多。

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