tendency
tendency 英 [ˈtendənsi] 美 [ˈtɛndənsi]
n. 倾向，趋势
名词复数:tendencies
- A tendency is an inclination to do something. For example, dogs have a tendency to bark at strangers and the mail man.
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- n. 倾向，趋势
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1. I have a tendency to talk too much when I'm nervous.
我紧张时总爱唠叨。
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2. There is a tendency for this disease to run in families.
这种疾病易在家族里遗传。
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3. She has a strong natural tendency towards caution.
她天生喜欢小心谨慎。
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4. There is a growing tendency among employers to hire casual staff.
雇主雇用临时职员有增加的趋势。
- tendency (n.) 1620s, from Medieval Latin tendentia "inclination, leaning," from Latin tendens, present participle of tendere "to stretch, extend, aim," from PIE root *ten- "to stretch." Earlier in same sense was tendaunce (mid-15c.), from Old French tendance.
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