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pro·pen·si·ty /prəʊˈpensətɪ/
n.
1. (性格上的)倾向；习性
have a propensity for politics 性喜从事政治活动
resist one's propensity for using lavatorial puns 抑制自己动辄爱说低俗双关语的习性
a propensity to sudden anger 动辄发怒的习性
have a propensity to drink too much 有饮酒过度的倾向
the mischievous propensities of children 孩子们淘气的习性
2. 〈废〉癖好，偏爱
[< L prōpensus inclined to < prōpendēre, 见 PROPEND] |