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单词 predisposition
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Definition of predisposition in English:

predisposition

noun priːdɪspəˈzɪʃnˌpridɪspəˈzɪʃ(ə)n
  • A liability or tendency to suffer from a particular condition, hold a particular attitude, or act in a particular way.

    倾向;意向;禀性

    a child may inherit a predisposition to schizophrenia

    小孩可能遗传易患精神分裂症的倾向。

    mass noun factors including genetic predisposition
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The social environment is shaped by and expresses genetic factors, and genetic predispositions require specific social processes for their expression.
    • The book touches briefly on the issue of genetic predispositions, but does not dwell on it.
    • ‘Environmental toxins, genetic predispositions and even diet appear to influence and sometimes disrupt this process,’ he added.
    • Houllier will now have a predisposition to the condition and must watch the levels of cholesterol in his blood.
    • Commonly attributed factors might include temperament or genetic predispositions toward risk taking.
    • The complexity of genetic diseases has been far greater than anticipated, and the public's interest in learning about genetic predispositions is unexpectedly low.
    • Insurers wanted to use the tests to lower premiums to policyholders who were free from certain genetic predispositions to particular illnesses.
    • You can see genetic predispositions to certain things pop up along the family tree.
    • This aspect of attitude concerns a predisposition or intention to behave in a certain way.
    • Moreover, understanding genetic influences as predispositions or limiting factors still leaves a potentially broad sphere of human freedom and moral accountability.
    • They are habits, predispositions, deeply engrained attitudes of aversion and preference.
    • There is always a genetic predisposition in such individuals.
    • While information about people's genetic predispositions is collected much less often than other medical information, its collection is on the rise.
    • Attitudes are predispositions to act in a particular situation, and involve three elements.
    • We make things ‘better’ in a variety of ways, but the resulting invention still doesn't perfectly fit our genetic predispositions.
    Synonyms
    susceptibility, proneness, tendency, liability, inclination, disposition, vulnerability, weakness
    Homeopathy miasm
    preference, predilection, inclination, leaning, propensity, bent, proclivity, penchant, liking
    bias, prejudice
    rare velleity

Definition of predisposition in US English:

predisposition

nounˌpridɪspəˈzɪʃ(ə)nˌprēdispəˈziSH(ə)n
  • A liability or tendency to suffer from a particular condition, hold a particular attitude, or act in a particular way.

    倾向;意向;禀性

    a child may inherit a predisposition to schizophrenia

    小孩可能遗传易患精神分裂症的倾向。

    genetic predisposition

    遗传倾向。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Attitudes are predispositions to act in a particular situation, and involve three elements.
    • Commonly attributed factors might include temperament or genetic predispositions toward risk taking.
    • This aspect of attitude concerns a predisposition or intention to behave in a certain way.
    • The book touches briefly on the issue of genetic predispositions, but does not dwell on it.
    • ‘Environmental toxins, genetic predispositions and even diet appear to influence and sometimes disrupt this process,’ he added.
    • We make things ‘better’ in a variety of ways, but the resulting invention still doesn't perfectly fit our genetic predispositions.
    • They are habits, predispositions, deeply engrained attitudes of aversion and preference.
    • Moreover, understanding genetic influences as predispositions or limiting factors still leaves a potentially broad sphere of human freedom and moral accountability.
    • There is always a genetic predisposition in such individuals.
    • The social environment is shaped by and expresses genetic factors, and genetic predispositions require specific social processes for their expression.
    • While information about people's genetic predispositions is collected much less often than other medical information, its collection is on the rise.
    • Insurers wanted to use the tests to lower premiums to policyholders who were free from certain genetic predispositions to particular illnesses.
    • You can see genetic predispositions to certain things pop up along the family tree.
    • Houllier will now have a predisposition to the condition and must watch the levels of cholesterol in his blood.
    • The complexity of genetic diseases has been far greater than anticipated, and the public's interest in learning about genetic predispositions is unexpectedly low.
    Synonyms
    susceptibility, proneness, tendency, liability, inclination, disposition, vulnerability, weakness
    preference, predilection, inclination, leaning, propensity, bent, proclivity, penchant, liking
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