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Propensity People Natural Prə'Pensəti N.倾向;嗜好;习性 Boys Playing Machinery

Front propensity
Pron [prə'pensəti]
Back 【propensity】
n.倾向;嗜好;习性
Most boys have a propensity of playing with machinery.
大多数的男孩子有玩机械的倾向。
Vocab
propensitya natural inclination

A propensity is a natural tendency to behave in a certain way. We all have propensities — things we tend to do. Dogs have a propensity to bark, and many people have a propensity for getting annoyed by it.

If you have a propensity for something, then it's something that comes naturally to you or something you just do a lot. Some people have a propensity to laugh. Other people have a propensity for making others laugh, or for being generous, or for getting angry. It's hard to change your propensities. Sometimes a propensity is a bad thing, as in a criminal with a propensity for theft or murder.

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