penchant
/ˈpentʃənt/noun
usu. in sing.
- a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something爱好, 嗜好:
he has a penchant for adopting stray dogs.
他有收养流浪狗的爱好。
词源
late 17th cent.: from French, 'leaning, inclining', present participle of the verb pencher.