predilection 英 [ˌpri:dɪˈlekʃn] 　 美 [ˌpredlˈekʃn]

predilection

predilection　 英 [ˌpri:dɪˈlekʃn] 美 [ˌpredlˈekʃn]

n. 偏爱，嗜好　

名词复数:predilections　

But our national predilection for punishment has gotten out of hand.　但是，我们国家对惩罚的嗜好已经弄得无法收拾。
The GNC deal made a lot of sense for Bright Food, given Chinese people's predilection for health foods and herbs.　鉴于中国人对保健食品和草药的偏爱，光明集团并购GNC的行为显得十分合理，然而最终还是不了了之。

  • A predilection is a preference for or bias toward something. If you have a predilection for wool clothing, you should take up knitting.
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  • n. 偏爱，嗜好

  • 1. But our national predilection for punishment has gotten out of hand.

    但是，我们国家对惩罚的嗜好已经弄得无法收拾。

  • 2. The GNC deal made a lot of sense for Bright Food, given Chinese people's predilection for health foods and herbs.

    鉴于中国人对保健食品和草药的偏爱，光明集团并购GNC的行为显得十分合理，然而最终还是不了了之。

  • 3. Our relatively low inter-marriage rate might be explained by our cultural as well as racial differences, and our predilection for holding tightly to our caste systems and religions.

    我们相对低的结婚率也许是因为我们的文化以及种族差别，还可能是因为我们偏爱坚持我们的种姓制度和宗教。

  • predilection (n.) 1742, from French prédilection (16c.), noun of action from Medieval Latin praedilectus, past participle of prediligere "prefer before others," from Latin prae "before" (see pre-) + diligere "choose, love" (see diligent).
pre·di·lec·tion / ˌpriːdɪˈlekʃn ; NAmE ˌpredlˈekʃn / noun [usually singular ] predilection(for sth) ( formal) if you have a predilection forsth, you like it very much 喜爱；偏爱；钟爱 SYN liking , preference predilection predilections pre·di·lec·tion / ˌpriːdɪˈlekʃn ; NAmE ˌpredlˈekʃn /
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