proclivities

英 [prəˈklɪvɪtiz]

美 [proʊˈklɪvətiz]

n.  (常指对坏事的)倾向，癖好
proclivity的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （常指不好的）倾向，偏好，嗜好
  Aproclivityis a tendency to behave in a particular way or to like a particular thing, often a bad way or thing.
  1. He was indulging his own sexual proclivities.
     他沉浸在自己的过度纵欲中。
  2. ...a proclivity to daydream.
     好做白日梦

双语例句

• When they do so, the pairs start behaving like a single particle, superposing proclivities and all.
  一旦形成电子对，两个电子便表现得如同一个粒子，包括它们的叠加倾向等等。
• The rich, multifaceted character of todays world youth reflects not only their individual strengths and proclivities but the influences exerted upon them by the external environments of their respective national societies.
  青春的丰富样态，除了是个人长才与性向的展现外，亦即反应其国家社会之外在环境对其所造成的影响。
• He carried himself with the same self-important air, took his new state with easy familiarity, and rejoiced in carrie's proclivities and successes.
  他风度依旧，神气十足，从容不迫地对付新的处境，为嘉莉的癖好和成就感到高兴。
• Investor proclivities to buy Treasury securities and dollars could finance the American deficits for a while.
  投资者购买美国国债和美元的倾向可能暂时会为美国赤字提供融资。
• Jason Wu, who had fur bags in his fall collection, says it's because designers are so clued into the cultural psyche and watch all the same consumer proclivities.
  秋季新品中包含毛皮手袋的设计师吴季刚（JasonWu）表示，这是因为设计师都非常了解文化心理，而且关注的也是相同的消费倾向。
• Performance problems come in many guises, giving you ample opportunity to indulge your clue-hunting proclivities to identify and resolve them.
  性能问题以多种形式出现，为您提供了纵容自己的线索搜寻癖好来确定和解决这些问题的大量机会。
• In an era when the proclivities of dilettantish young heiresses are laid bare on the internet, it is unsurprising that many of the ultra-wealthy are experiencing such emotions.
  如今这个时代，年轻的继承人往往处于一知半解的状态，这一倾向已经赤裸裸地暴露在互联网上。因此，很多超级富豪们出现上述情绪并不令人奇怪。