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inclination

英 [ɪnklɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n] 美['ɪnklə'neʃən]

英英释义考试真题实用场景例句

近义词weakness descent will option aptitude disposition tendency intention pleasure

n. 倾向，爱好；斜坡

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词态变化

复数: inclinations;

英英释意

1. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others;: "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"

2. (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees

3. (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)

4. (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

5. that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking;: "her inclination is for classical music"

6. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical;: "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"

7. a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect;: "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink"

8. the act of inclining; bending forward;: "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement"

英文词源

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 (see incline). Meaning "action of bending toward" (something) is from early 15c. That of "amount of a slope" is from 1799.

考试真题

No longer have we the inclination to let ourselves wander through fields of knowledge, ready to be surprised.

The researchers wanted to know if the optimism and inclination for risk-taking that comes with happiness would change the way companies invested.

实用场景例句

the angle of inclination: 倾角

My natural inclination is to find a compromise.: 我生性易于妥协。

an inclination of 45˚: 45˚的倾斜度

You must follow your own inclinations when choosing a career.: 你必须按照自己的意愿选择职业。

She lacked any inclination for housework.: 她一点都没有兴趣做家务。

He was a loner by nature and by inclination .: 他天性不喜交际，且自己也无意于此。

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。

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。

He did not show the slightest inclination to leave.: 他丝毫没有表现出要离开的意思。

He had neither the time nor the inclination to think of other things...: 他没有时间也不愿意去考虑其他事情。

She showed no inclination to go...: 她丝毫没有要走的意思。

The scheme uses geomagnetic declination and geomagnetic inclination as matching parameters to acquire rough position.: 该方法以磁偏角和磁倾角作为匹配参数进行图匹配,获取粗位置信息.

If the uneven settlement is over the allowable limit, the cracks , inclination even damage maybe occur.: 地基的不均匀沉降超过一定的限度, 将导致建筑物的开列, 倾斜甚至破坏.

Taste and inclination are unlike.: 趣味不同.

You have a strong artistic inclination.: 你有强烈的艺术爱好倾向.

However, that inclination also impedes them from choosing the Elemental Compatibility ( Dark ) Advantage.: 然而, 那倾向也阻碍他们选择元素协调 ( 暗 ) 的优势.

He had shown an inclination, from the first, to go his own way.: 他一开始就表现出我行我素的倾向.

According to its aesthetic ideal, are inclination of shutting with Tian.: 从其审美理想来看, 都有“与天合”的倾向.

An inclination covers the other.: 一种倾向掩盖另一种倾向

This young gentleman had fired his inclination as much as he had my vanity.: 这位年轻公子不仅引起我的虚荣心,而且也激动了他自己的情欲.

I have neither aptitude nor inclination for fiction.: 我不配,也不想写小说.

He is a teacher by occupation but a philosopher by inclination.: 他的职业是教师,但他的本心是成为哲学家.

She greeted us with a slight inclination of the head.: 她微微点头向我们致意.

She has no inclination towards mysticism.: 她一点也不倾向于神秘主义.

This young man had all the inclination to be a profligate of the first water.: 这个青年完全有可能成为十足的浪子.

There is a natural inclination in old men to be talking of themselves.: 许多老年人都有一种自然倾向,那就是不停地谈论自己.

The defensive reason for the plan is Russia's inclination to use energy a lever.: 发布超级电网计划原因之一是为了自我防御,因为俄罗斯又可能用能源要挟欧洲.

He gave an inclination of the head.: 他点了点头.

He expressed his consent with an inclination of the head.: 他点头表示同意.