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tendency

/ˈtendənsi/ /ˈtendənsi/
  • n.
    经常性行为,偏好;趋势,趋向;(性格中不良的)倾向;(政党内的)极端派别
复数tendencies
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词语例句

  1. 经常性行为,偏好cn.

    六级四级
    • I have a tendency to talk too much when I'm nervous.

      我紧张时总爱唠叨。

    • One strength of the human condition is our tendency to give and receive support from one another under stressful circumstances.

      人类状况的一个优点是,在压力大的情况下,我们倾向于互相给予和接受支持。

    • Psychologists have recently focused on the tendency to think about something other than the task one is doing.

      心理学家最近关注的是,人们倾向于思考一些与自己正在做的任务无关的事情。

  2. 趋势,趋向cn.

    六级
    • There is a growing tendency among employers to hire casual staff.

      雇主雇用临时职员有增加的趋势。

    • They should also be skeptical of the growing tendency to try to reduce all human traits and actions to the level of brain activity.

      他们也应该对试图将所有人类特征和行为都降低到大脑活动水平的趋势持怀疑态度。

  3. (性格中不良的)倾向cn.

    六级
    • He is spoiled, arrogant and has a tendency toward snobbery.

      他被宠坏了,很傲慢,而且有势利倾向。

    • Not only does she have a tendency to be moody all the time, but she misses appointments, doesn't follow through on projects, and doesn't seem to plan anything till the last minute.

      她不仅有时常喜怒无常的倾向,而且会错过约会,无法坚持完成项目,且似乎不到最后一分钟都不做任何计划。

  4. (政党内的)极端派别cn.

    • Many political tendencies and parties have emerged recently.

      最近出现了许多政治极端派别和党派。

  1. He is spoiled, arrogant and has a tendency toward snobbery.
    他被宠坏了,很傲慢,而且有势利倾向。
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  2. There is a growing tendency among employers to hire casual staff.
    雇主雇用临时职员有增加的趋势。
    来自《牛津词典》
  3. She had a tendency to sing flat.
    她的唱音倾向于偏低。
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

相关短语

  • Central tendency
    集中趋势;集中趋;中心趋势
  • development tendency
    发展趋势;发展趋向;发铺趋势
  • tendency to sth
    趋向;趋势;趋于
  • Tendency of dispersion
    离散趋势
  • BELASCO TENDENCY
    贝拉斯柯风格;历史上用来形容舞台艺术中外观拟真的术语;贝拉斯柯气势派头

词语扩展

n.
倾向,趋势;癖好
adj.
tendentious有偏见的,有倾向的;宣传性的
tendencious宣传性的;有支持某种立场的倾向
vi.
tend趋向,倾向;照料,照顾
vt.
tend照料,照管
  • trend/tendency
    • trend总体趋向,发展趋势
    • tendency思想,行为,举止的一种倾向,脾性;
  • trend/tendency/current
    • trend指事物发展总的方向、倾向或趋势。
    • tendency指固有或习得的倾向性,强调没有外来的影响或干扰。
    • current指向某一方面发展或在确趋向中行动。

词义分布

趋势
65.5%
倾向
28.1%
趋向
3.5%
动向
1.2%
走势
1%
0.3%
趋势性
0.2%
癖好
0.1%

英英释义

  • n.an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
  • n.an inclination to do something
  • n.a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
  • n.a general direction in which something tends to move
  1. n.
    something that usually happens, or something a person usually does
    倾向;偏好
    • Laura has a tendency to gossip.
      劳拉总爱说长道短。

词源

  • tendency倾向,趋势
    词根词缀: -tend-延伸 + -ency名词词尾 → 伸向
  • tendency倾向,趋势
    tend-,延伸,伸长,-ency,状态名词后缀。