inclination
inclination 英 [ˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃn] 美 [ˌɪn.klɪˈneɪ.ʃən]
n. 倾向，趋势；斜坡
名词复数:inclinations
- You can see the word "incline" inside inclination, which clues you in to the fact that inclination has to do with leaning. Sometimes the inclination is literal; in most cases it's about what you incline toward in a figurative sense.
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- n. 倾向，趋势；斜坡
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1. He did not show the slightest inclination to leave.
他丝毫没有表现出要离开的意思。
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2. She had neither the time nor the inclination to help them.
她既没有时间也不愿意帮助他们。
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3. She lacked any inclination for housework.
她一点都没有兴趣做家务。
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4. There is an inclination to treat geography as a less important subject.
有一种趋向认为地理是一门次要的学科。
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5. an inclination of 45°
*45° 的倾斜度
- inclination (n.) "condition of being mentally disposed" (to do something), late 14c., from Middle French inclination (14c.) and directly from Latin inclinationem (nominative inclinatio) "a leaning, bending," figuratively "tendency, bias, favor," noun of action from past participle stem of inclinare "to bend, turn; cause to lean" (see incline (v.)). Meaning "action of bending toward" (something) is from early 15c. That of "amount of a slope" is from 1799.
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