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tendency

英 ['tend(ə)nsɪ] 美['tɛndənsi]

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近义词aptitude bent disposition inclination

n. 倾向，趋势；癖好

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1. tend-: stretch. => tend-: stretch to a certain direction, move to a certain direction, move in a certain direction(引申义).
2. tend- + -ency => tendency.
3. 由此引申义：趋向、倾向、癖好。

中文词源

tendency 倾向，趋势

tend-,延伸，伸长，-ency,状态名词后缀。

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. an inclination to do something;: "he felt leanings toward frivolity"

3. 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"

4. a general direction in which something tends to move;: "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market"

英文词源

tendency (n.): 1620s, from Medieval Latin tendentia "inclination, leaning," from Latin tendens, present participle of tendere "to stretch, extend, aim" (see tenet). Earlier in same sense was tendaunce (mid-15c.), from Old French tendance.

同义词辨析

trend, tendency, current

这些名词均含"趋势，倾向"之意。

trend：指事物发展总的方向、倾向或趋势。

tendency：指固有或习得的倾向性，强调没有外来的影响或干扰。

current：指向某一方面发展或在趋向中行动。

考试真题

Not everyone with a tendency to fantasise will develop HSAM, though, so Patihis suggests that something must have caused them to think so much about their past.

In some ways, you probably go through that process after a big event like your wedding day – but the difference is that thanks to their other psychological tendencies, the HSAM subjects are doing it day in, day out, for the whole of their lives.

Fantasy proneness could be considered a tendency to imagine and daydream, whereas absorption is the tendency to allow your mind to become absorbed in an activity – to pay complete attention to the sensations ( ' , 感受) and the experiences.

Fantasy proneness could be considered a tendency to imagine and daydream,whereas absorption is the tendency to allow your mind to become absorbed in an activity – to pay complete attention to the sensations and the experiences.

Private markets for goods, services, labor, and securities do mostly self-correct, but panic feeds on itself and disarms these stabilizing tendencies.

Not only does she have a tendency to be moody all the time, but she misses appointments, doesn't follow through on projects, and doesn't seem to plan anything till the last minute.

"When people experience decision fatigue—when they are tired of making choices—they have a tendency to choose to go with the status quo 现状," he says.

Aristotle and Socrates debated the nature of "akrasia"一our tendency to do things against our interests.

But Steinberg suspected this tendency could also have its advantages.

Psychologists have recently focused on the tendency to think about something other than the task one is doing.

Some fields, though, have a greater tendency for it.

The data was slightly complicated by the fact that there was a tendency for kids who were social in the real world to also use more online communication, but by bracketing out different cases it became clear that the real-world sociality component correla

They should also be sceptical of the growing tendency to try to reduce all human traits and actions to the level of brain activity.

This is consistent with young children's usual tendency to look longer at things that aren't familiar.

Moreover, the tendency for universities to monitor and shape student behavior runs up against another characteristic of young adults: the response to being controlled by their elders.

Therefore, while the division of categories holds in general, an individual's tendency may transfer any story from one kind of reading to another, or divide the experience between the two kinds of reward.

Without gravity to help circulate air, the carbon dioxide you exhale has a tendency to form an invisible cloud around you head.

Building on the basic truth about interpersonal influence,the researchers studied the dynamics of social influence by conducting thousands of computer simulations of populations manipulating a number of variables relating to people’s ability to influence others and their tendency to be influenced.

This tendency in the natural sciences has long been evident in the social sciences too.

Attempts have been made to curb this tendency, for example, by trying to incorporate some measure of quality as well as quantity into the assessment of an applicant's papers.

Building on this basic truth about interpersonal influence, the researchers studied the dynamics of social influence by conducting thousands of computer simulations of populations, manipulating a number of variables relating to people's ability to influen

The findings do not simply explain people's tendency to befriend those of similar ethnic backgrounds, say the researchers.

Today we have a tendency to label obesity as a disgrace.

Using caregiver assessments and the children's self-observations, she rated each child's overall sympathy level and his or her tendency to feel negative emotions after moral transgressions.

实用场景例句

to display artistic, etc. tendencies: 显示出对艺术等的偏好

I have a tendency to talk too much when I'm nervous.: 我紧张时总爱唠叨。

There is a tendency for this disease to run in families.: 这种疾病易在家族里遗传。

She has a strong natural tendency towards caution.: 她天生非常小心谨慎。

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。

The army has become increasingly restless over the mounting separatist tendencies of the northern republics.: 军方对于北方几个共和国不断加剧的分裂倾向感到越来越不安。

...the government's tendency towards secrecy in recent years.: 近年来政府的保密倾向

He is spoiled, arrogant and has a tendency towards snobbery...: 他被宠坏了，傲慢无礼，而且经常自命不凡。

Helen had been struggling against suicidal tendencies.: 海伦一直在压制心里的自杀念头。

The developing tendency of international petrochemical industry has been turned into clustering, intensivism and integration.: 园区化、集约化、一体化已成为世界石油和化工发展之潮流.

Wood has a tendency to swell if it gets wet.: 木头受潮之后容易膨胀.

From its physics function character, quality is inferior, and have descendent tendency.: 从其物理性能而言, 质量较低, 且有下降的趋势.

Over the long haul, market prices have a tendency to " revert the mean . ": 长期而言, 市场价格有回归均值的趋向.

Elites who are held to answer for this tendency.: 精英人士的回答亦持此倾向.

The tendency of minimalism holds a strong force field of modern architecture.: 极少主义建筑思潮是当今建筑界的一股重要力量.

You just have a common, likeable tendency toward exaggeration.: 你就是有个通常的, 很可能的趋向夸张.

There was an upward tendency in oil shares yesterday.: 石油股票昨天有上涨的势头.

Prices have an upward tendency.: 价格有上升的趋势.

The tendency still persists.: 这种倾向一直存在.

If she showed any tendency to coquetry he would be apt to straighten her tie, or if she " took up " with him at all, to call her by her first name.: 如果那女子露出点卖弄风情的品性,他就会上前去帮她理理领带, 如果她 ‘ 吃 ’ 他那一套献殷勤的手段, 他马上开始用小名称呼她了.

Prices continue to show an upward tendency.: 物价呈继续上升的趋势.

Such a tendency is not to be encouraged.: 此风不可长.

The tendency of events is towards peace.: 大势趋向和平.

None of us know him well because he has a tendency to retire into himself.: 他不大和别人交谈,所以我们大家都不怎么了解他.

Substances have no tendency to expand unless ( they are ) heated.: 除非受热,物质不会有膨胀的倾向.

He has a tendency to forget things.: 他有忘事的倾向.

the tendency to see old people as asexual: 认为老年人性缺乏的倾向

He has a tendency to oversell himself.: 他爱自我吹嘘。

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