predilection

英 [ˌpriːdɪ'lekʃn] 美 [ˌpredl'ekʃn]

• n. 偏好；袒护

英英释义

Noun:

1. a predisposition in favor of something;

   "a predilection for expensive cars"
   "his sexual preferences"
   "showed a Marxist orientation"
   

2. a strong liking;

   "my own preference is for good literature"
   "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He has a predilection for rich food.
   他偏好油腻的食物。
2. Predilection towards children is conniving them, which is adverse for their growth.
   袒护孩子等于纵容孩子,这样做不利于孩子的成长。

经典引文

• I had not concealed from her my homosexual predilections.

  出自： J. R. Ackerley

• His predilection for the bottle that was eventually to make him an alcoholic.

  出自： M. Hunter

词汇搭配

• host of predilection [医] 最适宿主...
• predilection site 好发部位

近反义词

【近义词】

• preference 偏爱
• penchant 喜好(倾向)
• taste 味觉
• liking 喜欢
• fondness 爱好
• partiality 偏袒
• bias 偏见
• weakness 软弱
• bag 袋
• tendency 趋势
• tooth 牙齿
• thing 东西
• prejudice 偏见
• favorite 喜爱的
• option 选择权
• orientation 适应