tendency
/ˈtendənsɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- an inclination towards a particular characteristic or type of behaviour趋势, 趋向; 倾向：
for students, there is a tendency to socialize in the evenings
晚上学生们倾向于聚在一起
criminal tendencies.
犯罪倾向。
1.1
- a group within a larger political party or movement政治社团：
the dominant tendency in the party remained right-wing.
党内占主导地位的依旧是右翼势力。
词源
early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin tendentia, from tendere 'to stretch' （see TEND1）.