predilection

英 [ˌpriːdɪˈlekʃn]

美 [ˌpredlˈekʃn]

n.  喜爱; 偏爱; 钟爱

复数：predilections　

GRE

BNC.18823 / COCA.18504

牛津词典

noun

• 喜爱；偏爱；钟爱
  if you have a predilection for sth, you like it very much

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 爱好；偏爱；偏好
  If you have apredilection forsomething, you have a strong liking for it.
  1. ...his predilection for fast cars and fast horses.
     他对跑车和骏马的偏爱

英英释义

noun

• a predisposition in favor of something
  1. a predilection for expensive cars
  2. his sexual preferences
  3. showed a Marxist orientation
  Synonym:preferenceorientation
• a strong liking
  1. my own preference is for good literature
  2. the Irish have a penchant for blarney
  Synonym:preferencepenchanttaste

双语例句

• The growing female predilection for wine seems at first glance like a harmless indulgence for harried mothers who deserve a break.
  越来越多的女性开始偏爱葡萄酒，乍看之下这对过着紧绷生活的妈妈们来说是无伤大雅的放纵，她们放松一下是应该的。
• The theory of human nature supposition is an analysis and classification of human predilection of psychological behavior.
  人性假设理论是对人的心理行为偏好的分析和归类。
• This explained her predilection for chiffon scarves.
  这说明了她偏爱薄绸围巾的原因。
• Moreover, the Chinese predilection for investment-led remedies for deficient demand means that most of the external benefit will accrue to energy and commodity producers.
  另外，中国倾向于用投资拉动来弥补需求不足的问题，这意味着，能源和大宗商品制造国将收获绝大部分的外部收益。
• Is it reasonable, for example, to put a serious addiction like alcoholism in the same category as a predilection for cupcakes?
  比如，将严重的上瘾（如酗酒）与喜欢吃纸杯蛋糕划归到同一类中是否合理？
• They did not find a similar linkage in girl, nor did they find that committing crimes had any impact on entrepreneurial predilection.
  研究人员在女性青少年中没有发现类似的相关性，他们也没有发现犯罪对创业偏好有任何影响。
• Objective: Enunciating the characteristics of concrete blood flowing state and parameter in the predilection site of arteriosclerosis obliterans, and providing theoretical basis for deep study.
  目的：阐明动脉粥样硬化好发部位血液的具体流态和参数特点，为深入研究提供理论依据。
• This would explain my predilection for rapini, since my mother serves it every Thanksgiving.
  这也许能解释为何我会对迷迭香情有独衷，这是因为我妈妈在每个感恩节都会做这道菜。
• Way to Compute Weight of Road Attribute in development of Intelligent Navigation Device Based on the Predilection of the Drivers
  基于驾驶员偏好的智能导航终端开发中的路网权值标定方法研究
• There is nothing rigid in this early Chinese work, because the predilection for undulating lines imparts a sense of movement to the whole picture.
  这幅中国早期作品中丝毫没有生硬之处，因为画中特别喜欢使用起伏的线条，这就赋予了整个画面一种运动感。