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tend·en·cy /ˈtendənsɪ/
n.
1. 趋势，趋向
the tendency of today's young people to marry and bear children at late ages 当前年轻人晚婚和晚育的趋势
How can we combat this permanent tendency towards inflation? 我们怎样才能与通货膨胀这一持久趋向作斗争?
He's always had a tendency to be fat. 他总是容易发胖。
2. (性格或性质上的)倾向
have a tendency to talk too much 喜欢唠叨
If they could be gainfully employed, their tendency toward crime would be reduced. 假如他们能就业拿工资，他们的犯罪倾向会有所减弱。
Wood has a tendency to swell if it gets wet. 木材有受潮膨胀的特性。
3. (作品等的)倾向，意向
a magazine of radical tendencies 有激进倾向的杂志
4. (党派等内的)政治社团(尤指社会主义党派内的左翼团体)
5. [亦作 tendencies] 〈口〉同性恋倾向
[<ML tendentia < L tendere to tend²,incline] |