predisposition
predisposition 英 [ˌpri:dɪspəˈzɪʃn] 美 [ˌpridɪspəˈzɪʃən]
n. 倾向；素质；易染病体质
名词复数:predispositions
- A predisposition is a tendency to do something. If you know you have a predisposition toward getting carsick, better to plan ahead and avoid eating before a long drive. Things could get ugly.
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- n. 倾向；素质；易染病体质
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1. Obviously something is priming the risk, and it looks like that may be a genetic predisposition.
显然是某种因素引发了这种风险，看上去这很可能是一种遗传倾向。
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2. “If females have a biological predisposition to favour colours such as pink, this preference should be evident regardless of experience of the acquisition of gender concepts, ” they said.
她们说：“如果女性是生理上倾向于喜欢粉红这类颜色，那么不管性别概念获取的经验如何，这种偏好都应该是明显的。”
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3. For instance, having access to a person’s genetic code could help doctors create customized medicine and determine an individual’s predisposition to certain diseases or medical conditions.
例如，获得一个人的遗传密码能够帮助医生创造定制化药物和确定一个个体对某种疾病或身体状况的倾向。
- predisposition (n.) 1620s, from pre- + disposition.
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